The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance

image of gold medal depicting Queen Elizabeth.

At a Glance

Exhibition
The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance
Dates
May 24, 1994 to August 22, 1994
Museum
The Frick Collection

1 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021

Listing type
Past Exhibitions
Description

The first major survey in America on the art of the Renaissance portrait medal, on display in the Garden Court. The exhibition was co-organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and The Frick Collection and included more than 170 of the most important and beautiful medals from the major European centers of production: Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and England.