Portrait of Leonello D'Este, Marquess of Ferrara (reverse), Pisanello, c. 1440-1444, Cleveland Museum of Art: European Painting and Sculpture
Renaissance medals usually show a person on the front and a symbolic element on the back, creating an overall statement about the individual. The meaning of the two men in a sailboat remains opaque, intentionally meant to be understood only by a small circle of intellectuals.
Size: Diameter: 7 cm (2 ¾ in.)
Medium: bronze