Massimiliano Soldani-benzi (1656-1740. Double-sided Medal, Signed And Dated 1685. 17th Century

Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi (1656-1740. Double-sided medal, signed and dated 1685.

Bust of a youth on the right with long hair and draped cape trimmed with ermine. D/I. GASTO. LOIN. AETRVRIA. PRINCEPS. AET. SVAE. R.

(1656-1740), master of the mints of Florence, He expanded his production spectrum beyond the coinage Cast and unstruck portrait medallions. He became one of the best bronze founders of his time in Europe.

Massimiliano created important bronze sculptures which are part of important art collections, such as the princely collections of Liechtenstein.

A medal with the same front was in Goethe's art collections, part two, catalog no ° 1009.

About the signature: Max Bernhardt Tyll Kroha, medals and plaques, Verlag Klinkhardt & Biermann Munich 1984, volume 1, page 220

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