Sigismondo Malatesta, as Captain General of the Roman Church

Sigismondo Malatesta, as Captain General of the Roman Church

Pisanello (Antonio Pisano)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini (1417-1468), born in Brescia, and ruler of Rimini since 1432. In 1445 he recieved from the Pope the title of Captain General of the Roman Church. He erected the church of St. Francis, or temple of the Malatesta (Tempia Malatestiano), the greatest of Rimini's treasures. His fourth, and last, wife was the famous Isotta de Rimini.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sigismondo Malatesta, as Captain General of the Roman ChurchSigismondo Malatesta, as Captain General of the Roman ChurchSigismondo Malatesta, as Captain General of the Roman ChurchSigismondo Malatesta, as Captain General of the Roman ChurchSigismondo Malatesta, as Captain General of the Roman Church

The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.