Collection Online as of January 31, 2023
Votive or Civic Badge with a Crowned Figure Kneeling before Christ
Gold repoussé medallion under glass inset within a bronze clasp
Overall: 3.4 x 2.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 in.)
Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art in honor of Mrs. Norman S. Jeavons 1985.61
Location
110A Italian Gothic
Description
This brooch was probably made to fasten a ceremonial cloak, and may have been intended as a diplomatic gift or memento. The central composition parallels the main face of the famous gold coin, a ducat, of the Venetian Doge Giovanni Dandolo minted in 1288-1289. Unlike the coin, the medallion is neither struck or diecast; it is tooled and chased, making it one of a kind.