# Alessandro de' Medici \(obverse\), Cosimo I de' Medici \(reverse\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [VETRI, Domenico de']() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Cast bronze, diameter 3 cm ## Commentary Alessandro de' Medici \(obverse\), Cosimo I de' Medici \(reverse\) c. 1537 Cast bronze, diameter 3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This medal was probably issued shortly after Cosimo I de' Medici came to power in 1537. The obverse showing Alessandro de' Medici is based on <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/p/pontormo/drawings/052medic.html'\)" href="/html/p/pontormo/drawings/052medic.html">Pontormo's drawing</a> in the Marucelliana, which was used for a number of images of the duke, including Giorgio <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/v/vasari/1/02medici.html'\)" href="/html/v/vasari/1/02medici.html">Vasari's portrait</a> and Benvenuto <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/c/cellini/2/041medal.html'\)" href="/html/c/cellini/2/041medal.html">Cellini's coin.</a> ## Related artworks - [Cosimo I de' Medici \(obverse\), Alessandro de' Medici \(reverse\)]() - [Cosimo I de' Medici]() - [Medal of Cosimo I de' Medici]() - [Seal of Duke Alessandro de' Medici]() - [Seal of Duke Alessandro de' Medici]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()