Portrait medal of Giovanni Alvise Toscani, ca. 1475 (possibly cast early 16th century), Bronze (copper alloy with a warm brown patina), Diam. 7.3 cm, wt. 107.3 g., Medals, Lysippus the Younger (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1470–84), Milanese by birth, Giovanni Alvise Toscani was a lawyer, orator, and Latin poet. He began his career under Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan, before going to Rome in 1468, where he became advocate to the assembly of cardinals and auditor under Pope Sixtus IV
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Portrait medal, Giovanni Alvise Toscani, ca, 1475, cast early 16th century, Bronze, copper alloy, warm brown patina, Diam, 7.3 cm, wt, 107.3 g, Medals, Lysippus the Younger, Italian, active Rome, ca., 1470–84, Milanese, birth, lawyer, orator, Latin poet, career under, Francesco, I, Sforza, Duke, Milan, going, Rome, 1468, advocate, assembly, cardinals, auditor, Pope, Sixtus, IV
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