CAST BRONZE MEDAL, CATERINA DE RIARIO
maiden name Sforza (1463-1509)
profile portrait; reverse, Victory in chariot drawn by horses
VICTORIAM.FAMA.SEQUETUR
in the manner of Niccolo Fiorentino, late cast, 2.75"
The most famous and infamous Regent in the late 15th c. Italy.
Caterina Sforza was the illegitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan and Lucrezia Landriani, the wife of the courtier Gian Piero Landriani, a close friend of the Duke. Raised in the Milanese court, Caterina later held the titles of Lady of Imola and Countess of Forlì, by her marriage in 1477 to Girolamo Riario, a nephew of Pope Sixtus IV. After her husband's assassination in 1488, she became Regent for twelve years for her first-born son, Ottaviano. Caterina was imprisoned in Rome following her resistance to Cesare Borgia. Upon regaining her liberty, she led a quiet life in Florence. In the final years of her life, she confided to a monk: "If I were to write the story of my life, I would shock the world."
Pierced.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 369 : CAST BRONZE MEDAL, CATERINA DE RIARIO
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