Portrait medal

Vittore Gambello (1460 - 1537)

British Museum

1460 - 1537

Portrait medal with Latin inscription 'Giovanni Bellini, the Venetian, best of painters'. Reverse: an owl 'Virtvtis et ingenii', the emblem of virtue and talent. Signed 'Victor Camelius (Vettar di Antonio Gambello) faciebat'.

• Medium: metal
• Dimensions: 59 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £390 ( Total: £390)
• ArtFunded in: 1936

Provenance

Henry Oppenheimer

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