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304 G. F. HILL.93 mm. :Heiss, Alberti, &c., p. 21, No. 1, PI. iii. 1.(f) Paris :Trte. Num., I. viii. 2. (jj) Vienna, 90 mm., after-cast. (0) Gr. Dreyfus :ia Coll. Dreyfus (Les Arts, 1908), p. 74, No. ix.(i) J. C. Robinson,93 mm. : Catal., No. 11, PI. i. 3, ex His de la Salle.Also occurs in an oval form (reproduction in Viet, <strong>and</strong> Alb.Mus.). As Alberti did not return to Rimini after 1450, this medaldates from <strong>the</strong> period 1446-50. It is said to be reproduced ina medallion above <strong>the</strong> tomb <strong>of</strong> Sigismondo Malatesta at Rimini.<strong>The</strong> device <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> winged eye possibly refers to Alberti's inventionsin optical science.Jesus Christ.5. Oto.YlESVSYCHRISTVSrDEVSrDElYFILIVSYHVMANIrCENERISrSALVATORr BustRev.1.,with plain circular nimbus seen edgewise ;vest <strong>and</strong> cloak ; long hair, moustache, <strong>and</strong> trimbeard.MATTHAElYPASTIlYVERONENSISYOPVS<strong>The</strong> dead Christ seen in half-figure to front intomb, his head supported by a winged putto ;on 1., ano<strong>the</strong>r putto weeping, with h<strong>and</strong>suplifted ;behind, <strong>the</strong> cross.Arm. i. 18. 3 (93 mm.).92 mm.(a) Berlin, 93 mm. : Friedl., p. 47, No. 12. (0) Florence,(modern ?) Supino, No. 24. : (y) G. Dreyfus, 93 mm. Arm., : loc. cit. ;Heiss, Alberti, &c., p. 26, No. 3, PL iii. 3 ; Hill, Reliquary, 1904,p. 174. (S) H. Oppenheimer, 94 mm., obv. only: Burlington FineArts Club, Ital. Plastic Art, 1912, p. 91, No. 7, PL Ixii.Probably contemporary with <strong>the</strong> Alberti medal <strong>and</strong> some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Isotta medals, which have <strong>the</strong> same stops. A drawing closelyresembling this obv., but with bust r. <strong>and</strong> no nimbus, <strong>and</strong> inscr. .+ IESVS+.CHRISTVSM-FILIVSH"DEI+Vallardi Codex inis in <strong>the</strong><strong>the</strong> Louvre, <strong>and</strong> is presumably by Pasti himself{Heiss, loc. cit., p. 28 ; Reliquary, loc. cit., p. 175).Malatesta (Sigismondo P<strong>and</strong>olfo).6. Olv.m SI GISM VNDVS PANDVLFVS DE MALATESTIS.S.RO.ECLESIE-CAPITANERev.VSG Bust 1., wearing cuirass <strong>and</strong> surcoat.*CASTELLVM SISMVNDVM ARIMINENSE**MATHEVS.PASTVS^FECIT <strong>The</strong>Castle <strong>of</strong> Kimini, with many square towers,curtain-wall, <strong>and</strong> gateway.

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