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Medal of Doña Gracia the Younger
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Beatriz Mendes Beneviste (Doña Gracia the Younger) was born in 1540 in Antwerp. She was the niece of the wealthy and influential Doña Gracia Nasi. In 1544, the family, New Christians of Portuguese…

Contributor:

Pastorino de’ Pastorini

Places:

Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara (Ferrara, Italy)

Date:

1557/8

Subjects:

Portrait, Aesthetics, Women, Dress

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Coins
Medal of woman in profile with Hebrew and Latin text around perimeter.