Medal: Sultan Mehmed II, model 1481 (old aftercast), Bronze, Diam. 11.5 cm, wt. 450.64 g., Medals, Costanzo da Ferrara (Italian, Venice ca. 1450–after 1524 Naples (?)), Costanzo da Ferrara was both a painter and a medalist who was primarily active in Naples. Costanzo was called to Istanbul to paint a portrait of the Sultan Mehmed II of Turkey (1430–1481) probably between 1475–1478 when diplomatic relations were restored following the Turkish attack on Negroponte
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Medal, Sultan Mehmed II, model 1481, old aftercast, Bronze, Diam, 11.5 cm, wt, 450.64 g, Medals, Costanzo da Ferrara, Italian, Venice ca., 1450–after, 1524, Naples, Costanzo, da, painter, medalist, primarily active, Istanbul, paint, portrait, Turkey, 1430–1481, 1475–1478, diplomatic relations, restored following, Turkish attack, Negroponte
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