Portrait medal of Jacopo Antonio Sorra (obverse); A Nude Male Figure S

A bronze portrait medal in low relief shows a bearded man with curly hair in left profile, wearing a collar and cloak. Inscribed around the rim with his name and the date 1561, the cast has a dark, worn patina.

Look closer: A small suspension hole pierces the top of the medal rim.

Artist

Antonio Abondio

Date

1561 (possibly contemporary cast)

Medium

Bronze (Copper alloy with a worn, dark brown patina over a light brown patina)

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 3926 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975