Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (obverse) (1830–34): Art, History and Details

Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (obverse) (1830–34) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is V. Catenacci.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (obverse)
• Date: 1830–34
• Creator attribution: V. Catenacci
• Culture: 20th century
• Type: Metalwork
• Technique: bronze
• Dimensions: Diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1918.582.a

A detail from the museum

Naples was a center of medal and coinage minting for several centuries in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

Collection credit

Gift of Mrs. Jerome B. Zerbe

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