Portrait medal of Dido, Queen of Carthage (obverse); A View of Carthage (reverse) by Alessandro Cesati

Portrait medal of Dido, Queen of Carthage (obverse); A View of Carthage (reverse) 1545 - 1555

portrait

medal

3d sculpting

sculpture

sculptural image

unrealistic statue

portrait head and shoulder

sculpting

mid-section and head portrait

men

watercolour illustration

watercolor

profile

statue

This bronze medal, created by Alessandro Cesati between 1545 and 1555, depicts Dido, the legendary Queen of Carthage, on the obverse. The image is a profile portrait of Dido, crowned with a laurel wreath. The reverse of the medal features a view of Carthage. The small size of the medal (4.2 cm in diameter) and its meticulous detail highlight the skill of the Renaissance medallist. The medal is now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.