Commemoration of the Visit of the Dauphin Francis, Son of Francis I, to the City of Lyon in 1533

Commemoration of the Visit of the Dauphin Francis, Son of Francis I, to the City of Lyon in 1533

Jacques Gauvain

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The medal relates to a theatrical performance organized by the city of Lyon in honor of a 1533 visit by the dauphin François (1518–1536). The inscription and the image of a boy holding wings and a turtle anticipate a reign governed by Temperance and Fortune, but François was to die before he could ascend the throne.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Commemoration of the Visit of the Dauphin Francis, Son of Francis I, to the City of Lyon in 1533Commemoration of the Visit of the Dauphin Francis, Son of Francis I, to the City of Lyon in 1533Commemoration of the Visit of the Dauphin Francis, Son of Francis I, to the City of Lyon in 1533Commemoration of the Visit of the Dauphin Francis, Son of Francis I, to the City of Lyon in 1533Commemoration of the Visit of the Dauphin Francis, Son of Francis I, to the City of Lyon in 1533

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.