Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Cleveland Museum of Art 1918.582)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1830–34
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. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1918.582: 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.). Inscribed: 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.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Naples was a center of medal and coinage minting for several centuries in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- 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.
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1830–34
- Culture period
- 20th century
- Maker recorded
- V. Catenacci
- Museum attribution
- V. Catenacci
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1918.582
- Published references
- "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85. Mentioned: p. 82
- Museum classification
- Metalwork
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm medallist, edition and restrike status against medallic references.