Pope Alexander VI
Coronation
Rodrigo de Borja was elected pope on August 11, 1492, taking the name Alexander VI (so as not to be confused with Antipope Alexander V). He was crowned on August 26, 1492, in a ceremony filled with splendor and magnificence not seen before. Alexander dies on August 18, 1503, at the age of 72.
The author of the medal is unknown. Several scholars have attributed the work to Caradosso, an attribution which Modesti in general agrees with while noting that there is no documentation of Caradosso in Rome at this time. Hill had also noted this point and states that the piece is in the tradition created by Cristoforo di Geremia in Rome.
Raffaele Negrini 43, 18 March 2017, lot 1290.
Hill 1930, no. 853
Johnson and Martini 1986, nos. 588-590
Börner 1997, no. 329
Modesti 2002, no. 165
Vannel and Toderi 2003, nos. 279-283