Object Description
24 STEFANO TAVERNA (d. 1499), Secretary to the Duke of Milan
Obv. Bust to left. Around, STEPHANVS . TABERNA . SECRETARIVS . ET ORATOR . ILLVSTRISS . DVCIS . MEDIOLANI .
Rev. Virtus in armor, holding Love to left and Fortune to right, by the hair. Around, . VIRTVTI . OMNIA . PARENT .
Bronze, 79 mm.
Stefano Taverna is noted in Florence in 1486-87 and in Rome in 1489, 1491-92, and 1496-99. In 1497 he be- came Archbishop of Parma. His title on the medal indicates that it was made before he became archbishop. Hill and Middeldorf suggest a date about 1495-97. Attributed to Niccolo Fiorentino
BibL: Corpus, no. 1019; Arm. 2, p. 56,13; Morgenroth, no. 104; Habich, pl. 39, 3.