Petrarca Plaque - Item #245

 

6 Inches High x 6 Inches Wide

Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), also known as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar, humanist, and poet who contributed to the art of lyric poetry. Above his head is his name in raised text, now faded.

 

Artist: Domenico Ambrogi

Museum/Location: Unknown

Time Period: Renaissance

 

Sources:

Whitfield, John Humphreys. "Petrarch." Encyclopædia Britannica, 2 August 2017, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Petrarch.