Pellegrino Prisciani (man of letters, astrologer, adviser to the Este family, c. 1435-1517), bronze medal by Sperandio of Mantua, 1473, bust left wearing hat, rev., Prisciani as Prometheus standing on bird of prey, holding long arrow and flame, 93.2mm (Hill 374; Arm. I, 72, 35; Kress 121 = Pollard 88), pierced, very fine old cast, dark patina. This specimen is illustrated in Peter Mark Adams, “Game of Saturn: Decoding the Sola-Busca Tarocchi” (Imprint Press, 2017), p. 221, fig. 79 in relation to Prisciani’s astrological works and their relevance to the iconographical programme of the decoration in the Salone dei Messe at the Palazzo Schifanoia.

Estimate: GBP £300 - £500