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The relief represents Francesco Cinzio Benincasa, a poet, diplomat and humanist of Ancona, who received the title of poet laureate (laurel wreath round the cap), possibly from the Emperor Frederick III during his journey through Italy in 1468-9. At some time before 1487 Cinzio entered the service of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, and played an important part in Hungarian diplomacy on the Adriatic, until the death of Matthias Corvius (1490) compelled him to retire to Ancona. The sitter may have been born about 1450, in which case the relief showing him at the age of 28 would have been carved about 1478, before his departure for Hungary. The relief is related in style to a portrait relief of Guidobaldo da Montefeltro (Palazzo Ducale, Urbino) and to the monument of the Beato Gabriele Ferretti (Cathedral, Ancona). All three sculptures are the work of an unidentified artist active in the area of Urbino and Ancona (Marche) in the last quarter of the 15th century.","physicalDescription":"Marble bust of Francesco Cinzio Benincasa, an Italian poet, in low relief. He faces to the right, with long curling hair, wearing a cap, encircled by a laurel wreath tied at the back with a ribbon and a close-fitting garment buttoned in front. Four strands of a plaited chain hang across his chest. Moulded border, inscription on the base. On the back (defaced): a man and a woman facing each other. 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