Girolamo Savorgan (Savorniamo) (1466-1529) the Defender of Osoppo

Girolamo Savorgan (Savorniamo) (1466-1529)
19th Century plaster cast after 16th Century bronze
medal by Fra Antonio da Brescia (c.1460-1525)

5.1 cm (diameter)
11.5 cm (framed)

Uniface plaster medallic plaque with the bust of Girolamo Savorgan (Savorniamo) (1466-1529) facing left; inscription around reads "HIERONYMVS SAORNIANVS OSOPI D" (Hieronymus [Girolamo] D[efender] of Osoppo).

Savorgan lead the defence of the city of Osoppo against the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. His safeguarding of this Venetian outpost is considered one of the most remarkable military feats of the early Renaissance era.