Simone Michieli, Canon of Verona (1498–1535)

probably ca. 1515–25

Not on view

Fra Antonio's medals demonstrate his ability to render his portrait subjects with a highly descriptive realism. His style is distinguished by sober, precise portraits set in spacious compositional fields. While much remains unknown about the artist's life, he probably worked in various northern Italian cities as an itinerant friar-medalist.

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Title: Simone Michieli, Canon of Verona (1498–1535)
Artist: Medalist: Fra Antonio da Brescia (active ca. 1485–1525)
Date: probably ca. 1515–25
Culture: Northern Italian
Medium: Bronze, olive-brown patina, cast
Dimensions: Diam. 2 1/2 in. (64 mm.)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.110.7
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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