Giovanni Alvise Toscani, c. 1450-1478, Milanese Jurisconsult, Consistorial Advocate, and Auditor General under Pope Sixtus IV [obverse]

Lysippus Junior

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a round medallion with a sculpted profile of a man facing left. The subject is a male figure wearing a fitted cap with a knotted band. The medallion features a high-relief representation of the subject's head and neck, with detailed facial features and clothing folds. The sculpture is made from a dark-toned metal with an aged patina, which includes areas of greenish oxidation. Engraved text along the edge reads "ALOISIVS TVSCANVS ADVOCA TVS IOHANNES."