Pisanello

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Pisanello

(Italian pisaˈnɛllo)
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(Biography) Antonio (anˈtɔːnjo). ?1395–?1455, Italian painter and medallist; a major exponent of the International Gothic style. He is best known for his portrait medals and drawings of animals
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Portrait medal of Leonello d'Este obverse and reverse, early 1440s, Antonio Pisano called Pisanello (c.
Collectors' focus portrait medals: this is a small, specialist market driven by collectors rather than dealers and here, perhaps more than in any other field, knowledge is key--these complex, exquisite objects cost anything from 100 [pounds sterling] to the hundreds of thousands

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