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1. www.metmuseum.org › art › collectionPortrait medal of Cecilia Gonzaga (obverse); Innocence and a ...

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   This medal -- the first to portray a woman - depicts Cecilia Gonzaga, the beautiful and learned daughter of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua. Cecilia was accomplished classical scholar and a pupil in the school founded by Vittorino da Feltre in Mantua.

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2. italianrenaissancemedals.com › medals › cecilia-gonzagaCecilia Gonzaga – Italian Renaissance Medals

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   Cecilia Gonzaga, born in 1425, daughter of Gianfrancesco I. Entered the convent in 1444. Died in 1451 at the age of 26. Artist: Antonio Pisano (known as Pisanello) — Painter and Sculptor, 1395-1455. He was born in Pisa, worked in Rimini, Venice, Naples, Ferrara and Mantova. Pisanello is considered ‘The Creator’ of the Renaissance medals.

3. cbw.iath.virginia.edu › women_displayCecilia Gonzaga

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   Find the 1271 English-language books that collect chapter-length biographies of women of all types, famous and obscure, from queens to travelers, from writers to activists. CBW studies versions of women’s lives over time, as well as networks of types, to discover a rich international history of gender roles. Interpreting these narratives with the BESS schema reveals the building blocks of ...

4. collections.vam.ac.uk › item › O350071Medal | Pisanello | V&A Explore The Collections

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   Medal. 1447 (made) This bronze medal representing Cecilia Gonzaga is made by Pisanello in 1447 in Italy. Cecilia Gonzaga became a prodigy of learning and chastity. She was one of the cleverest of Vittorino's pupils and astonished Ambrogio Traversari by her progress in Greek at the age of seven. She was tall and beautiful.

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5. journals.flvc.org › athanor › articleClassical Chastity and Chivalric Tradition: Pisanello’s ...

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   Cecilia Gonzaga to Isabella of Aragon, diss., Indiana University, 1997 (Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1998) 3-24. 4 Most recently and notably, the substantial bibliography surrounding the work includes: David Alan Brown, ed., Virtue and Beauty: Leonardo’s Ginerva de’ Benci and Renaissance Portraits of Women (Princeton:

6. www.metmuseum.org › art › collectionMedal of Cecilia Gonzaga - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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   Title: Medal of Cecilia Gonzaga. Artist: Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) (Italian, Pisa or Verona by 1395–1455) Date: 1447. Culture: Italian (Mantua) Medium: Copper alloy. Dimensions: Overall: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm) Classification: Medals and Plaquettes. Credit Line: Dr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher Collection

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   Who was Cecilia Gonzaga?

   • Cecilia Gonzaga, born in 1425, daughter of Gianfrancesco I. Entered the convent in 1444. Died in 1451 at the age of 26. Antonio Pisano (known as Pisanello) — Painter and Sculptor, 1395-1455. He was born in Pisa, worked in Rimini, Venice, Naples, Ferrara and Mantova. Pisanello is considered ‘The Creator’ of the Renaissance medals.

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   What is a Cecilia Gonzaga medal?

   • Inspired by Roman coins, with their portraits of rulers and allegorical representations on the reverse, the medals commemorated individuals or events and functioned as gifts and mementoes. This medal -- the first to portray a woman - depicts Cecilia Gonzaga, the beautiful and learned daughter of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua.

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   Why did Cecilia Gonzaga choose to marry Oddantonio da Montefeltro?

   • Cecilia Gonzaga was celebrated as a scholar despite her few years. Wishing to pursue her studies rather than marry she elected to join a convent but this met with opposition from her father who had independently arranged for her to marry Oddantonio da Montefeltro of Urbino.

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8. vip-findit-uat.library.yale.edu › catalog › digcoll:Portrait medal of Cecilia Gonzaga - Yale University Library

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   Portrait medal of Cecilia Gonzaga Creator: Pisanello, 1395-ca. 1455 Published/Created: 1447 Notes: Cecilia Gonzaga is represented as both Christian princess and Roman virgin. She renounced marriage and joined the Clarissan convent of Santa Paola. She was known for her learning, virtue, and beauty. Renaissance Period/Style: Renaissance Culture ...