A round bronze medallion shows a man’s head and the tops of his shoulders facing our left in profile. The man has a long nose, a heavy-lidded eye, wrinkled brow, sagging jowls, and a downturned mouth. He wears a flaring, flat-topped cap and a garment with a high collar. Latin text in all caps runs lines the perimeter of the medallion, reading "MAGNVS COSMVS MEDICES P P P." The medallion is photographed against a black background.
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Cosimo de' Medici, 1389-1464, Pater Patriae [obverse]

Florentine 15th Century

probably 1465/1469

Medium
bronze//Later cast
Classification
Sculpture
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.44 cm (2 15/16 in.) ; gross weight: 124.75 gr (0.275 lb.) ; axis: 12:00
Culture
Florentine
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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