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The sculpture is a circular medallion featuring a relief of a male figure reclining with his back against a structure resembling a cage or wooden frame. The figure is nude except for a cloth draped across his waist, and he is oriented in a relaxed pose with one arm above his head and one leg bent. The material of the medallion appears to be bronze or a similarly colored metal with a patina, giving it a green and brownish hue. Around the perimeter of the medallion is an inscription in Latin: "HOC FVGIENTI FORTVNAE DICATIS." The raised relief elements provide a stylized depiction of the…

Female Figure Holding a Bridle [reverse]

Adriano Fiorentino (Florentine, c. 1450/1460 - 1499)

c. 1495/1499 · bronze

National Gallery of Art · Widener Collection

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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