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Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (reverse)

1830–34
bronze
Diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Jerome B. Zerbe 1918.582.b
Location: not on view
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Naples was a center of medal and coinage minting for several centuries in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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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.
Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (reverse)

Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (reverse)

1830–34

France, 20th century

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