Giovanni Candida of Naples
Born before 1450, died after 1504
Medal depicting Maximilian I and his Wife, Mary of Burgundy
About 1477-82
Cast in bronze
Inscribed in Latin 'Maximilian, son of the Emperor Frederick, Duke of Austria and Burgundy', and on the other side 'Maria, daughter of Charles, Duchess of Burgundy, Austria, and Brabant, Countess of Flanders'
Museum no. 6013-1857, Salting Bequest. Museum no. A.220-1910

This medal celebrates the union of Maximilian (1459-1519), heir to the Holy Roman Empire, and Mary of Burgundy (1457-82), the greatest heiress of the day.