A Catalogue of Medals Commemorating Michelangelo
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This catalogue encompasses medals produced from the 16th century to the present that commemorate the artistic achievement of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). Medals pictured are in the collection of A. Victor Coonin.The purpose of this project is to recognize and investigate the legacy of Michelangelo as seen through the unique medium of the medallic arts. The crowdsourcing of additional medals and information is highly encouraged and much appreciated. Please send new material to coonin@rhodes.edu
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Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 1 to 20 of 63
| Preview | Issue Date | Title | Author(s) |
 | 1910 | Michelangelo Medal issued by the city of Caprese, Italy, 1910 | Anonymous |
 | 1870 | Technical and Nautical Institutes of Livorno Medal | Gori, Luigi |
 | 1881 | Society of French Artists 1881 Salon Medal | Busson, Louis Guillaume Charles (1822-1908) |
 | 1975 | Villa Flaminia Medal | Anonymous |
 | 1964 | Medal Commemorating 400th Anniversary of Michelangelo's Death | Manca, Albino |
 | 1844 | Commemorative Medal for Students at the Academy at Hanau 1884 | Voigt, Karl (Carl) Friedrich |
 | 1875 | Round Uniface Medal, Late 19th century | Anonymous |
 | 1875 | Oval Uniface Medal, Late 19th Century | Anonymous |
 | 1770 | Aftercast of medal by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (original ca. 1770) | Cipriani, Giovanni Battista |
 | 1918 | Post WWI Medal for War Orphans featuring Michelangelo's David | Anonymous |
 | 1852 | Gold Prize Medal given to Raffaello Gianni for first place in drawing at the Florentine Academy of Fine Arts, 1852 | Santarelli, Giovanni Antonio |
 | 1964 | Commemorative medal honoring the 400th anniversary of the death of Michelangelo, Italy, 1964 | Moschi, Mario |
 | 1975 | Commemorative medal for the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's birth, Italy, 1975 | Brolis, Piero |
 | 1975 | Commemorative medal for the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's birth comissioned by the S. Johnson Mint, Italy, 1975 | Molteni, M. |
 | 1975 | Official commemorative medal honoring the 500th anniversary of the birth of Michelangelo, issued by the Franklin Mint under the name "International Society of Postmakers," Wawa, Pennsylvania, 1975 | Rizzello, Michael Gaspard |
 | 1830 | Prize medal issued for students at the The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden, ca. 1830 | Knoll and Riedener |
 | 1819 | Medal from the series entitled SERIES NUMISMATICA VIRORUM ILLUSTRIUM (numismatic series of illustrious lives), 1819 [example 2] | Gayrard, Raymond |
 | 1875 | Uniface medal issued in Prague, unknown date, probably circa 1875 | Christlbauer, Joseph Christian |
 | 1964 | Commemorative medal on the 400th anniversary of Michelangelo's death, part of a series, Italy, 1964 | Giampaoli, Pietro |
 | 1979 | German medal issued by the Volkswanderung (walking club), Waldböckelheim, Germany, 1979 | Anonymous, Germany |
Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 1 to 20 of 63
