Medal of Mary Tudor as Queen of England and Wife of Philip II of Spain

ca. 1555 (Renaissance) W: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm) Citation Source image

In 1555, Jacopo da Trezzo moved to the Southern Netherlands to enter the service of Philip II of Spain (reigned 1556-1598). There, he cast medals of Philip and also of Mary Tudor, queen of England, to commemorate their wedding in 1554. The crisp modeling lends Mary's features...

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Douglas H. Gordon, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by gift.
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