Portrait Medal of Domenico Novello Malatesta (obverse) Portrait Medal of Domenico Novello Malatesta (reverse)

Pisanello

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two bronze-colored medal sides. The left side shows the profile of a man with short curly hair facing left, wearing a shirt with a V-neck. The man's profile is raised, as are the words at the top "UNX EQVITVM PRAESTANS" and the words at the bottom "MALATesta CESENAE DO MINVS". The right side shows a man in a hat standing on a rock, holding a staff with his left hand and reaching up with his right hand. He stands beside an elephant, facing right. The words at the top read "OPVS P ISAN P ICTORIS". Both sides are circular and have a small hole at the top. The background of the image is dark gray, with shadows cast by the medals.