The National Gallery of Art houses the single most important collection of portrait medals in the United States. This two-volume catalogue examines in depth these holdings, comprising more than nine hundred medals. Providing detailed technical information--including the alloy composition of each medal--drawn from careful research, observation, and analysis, Renaissance Medals breaks new ground in the scholarly literature. Volume 2 documents the Gallery's collection of German medals of the sixteenth century, French baroque medals, and smaller, though no less significant, groups of Netherlandish and English medals.

A study of the portrait medals as manifesto for the humanist cult of personal fame and as a vehicle for the finest artists of the age. This is a huge book, with nearly 500 illustrations.

The papers published in this book were delivered at two conferences held in conjunction with the exhibition, " The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance"

Published in 1930, Portrait Medals of Italian Artists of the Renaissance is a collection of essays and illustrations on the subject of Italian medal-making during the Renaissance period. The author, George Francis Hill, was an expert in the history of medals and coins and provides detailed descriptions and analysis of the works of artists such as Pisanello and Matteo de' Pasti. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.