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Source Description
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian sculptor, urban planner, architect, painter, set designer, and playwright during the Renaissance. He designed many churches, monuments, and the canopy over the high altar at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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98923
label
Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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98923
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object
title
Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
description
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian sculptor, urban planner, architect, painter, set designer, and playwright during the Renaissance. He designed many churches, monuments, and the canopy over the high altar at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
date
1830–34
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79486082
creators
17033
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
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20th century
accession
1918.582
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tec
bronze
tombstone
Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1830–34. V. Catenacci. Bronze; diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Jerome B. Zerbe, 1918.582
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
On the obverse: BERNINVS PICTVRA SCVLPTVRA ACHITECTO. NICE PRAESTAS Bust of Bernini facing left. Below: V. CATENACCI SCVLP. On the reverse: NEAPOLI NAT. CICICXCVIII OB. ROMAE CICICCLXXX Trestle with tools for sculptor column with tools for architect and stool with palette and brushes, at the bottom easel. Below: A. ARNAUD SCVLP. L. TAGLIONI CON. NEAP.
didYouKnow
Naples was a center of medal and coinage minting for several centuries in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 82
creditline
Gift of Mrs. Jerome B. Zerbe
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2026-05-29 05:20:45.745000
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98923
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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bronze
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gender unknown
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