3432862 Triumph of Fame, a birth salver of Lorenzo the Magnificent, c.1449 (tempera, silver, and gold on wood) by Scheggia, Giovanni di Ser Giovanni (1406-86); 92.7 diameter cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: This commemorative birth tray (desco da parto) celebrates the birth of Lorenzo di Piero de\' Medici (1449-92) to Piero de??Medici of the wealthy banking family and his wife Lucrezia Tornabuoni. Lorenzo became the most celebrated ruler of his day as well as an important poet and a major patron of the arts. Knights extend their hands in allegiance to an allegorical figure of Fame, who holds a sword and winged cupid (symbolizing celebrity through arms and love). Winged trumpets sound Fame\'s triumph. ); Italian, out of copyright.