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The Battle of Cannae medal – A German-Italian crossover?
A medal depicting the Battle of Cannae could be the work of a German journeyman, possibly Hermann Vischer the Younger of Nuremberg, appropriating a composition by Moderno.
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Proposing Matteo del Nassaro as the Master of the Orpheus and Arion Roundels
Speculation concerning the possibility that musician, gem-engraver and goldsmith, Matteo del Nassaro, could be responsible for a series of bronze roundels depicting Orpheus and Arion while active in the studio of Galeazzo Mondella, called Moderno.
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A Context for the Corn-Ear Master’s Virgin and Child and Imago Pietatis
Observations concerning two plaquettes attributed to the Corn-Ear Master reinforce Jeremy Warren’s idea that they were used as book covers. Additional speculation is given to this artist’s presumed activity in Mantua and possibly also in Milan.
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Moderno & Associated Makers – A partnership between Galeazzo Mondella’s son and nephews
Recently discovered documents indicate Moderno’s son and nephews established a business partnership shortly after Moderno’s death, perhaps responsible for the continued perpetuation of Moderno’s plaquettes throughout Lombardy.
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Toward an opus of Niccoló Avanzi, gem engraver of the late Quattrocento and early Cinquecento
An anonymous cameo in the Cabinet of Medals (Paris) might be a scarce survival of Niccoló Avanzi’s workmanship, praised briefly in Vasari’s 1568 edition of the ‘Lives of the Artists,’ and a plaquette depicting the Adoration might theoretically preserve one of his lost works.
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Identifying a relief scene by Cristoforo Foppa, called Caradosso
The subject of a confounding plaquette attributed to Caradosso is suggested as representing a scene of Pearl Fishing.
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Commentary on the sale of Alain Edrei’s Collection
The sale of Alain Edrei’s collection of Renaissance plaquettes and paxes is one of the few major sales of its type during the 21st century thus far.
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The Paxes of Giovanni Battista Panzeri and his workshop
A survey on rare damascened steel or iron plaquettes for use on paxes. This article is part of a larger future project that will study the art, architecture, function and history of paxes.
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A selection of plaquettes from the Villa Cagnola: Their Function and Meaning
Supplementary essay for an exhibition of plaquettes at the Villa Cagnola library: Il fascino dell’antico nelle placchette in bronzo della Collezione Cagnola (October 2017)
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A Group of Gold Repoussé Reliefs attributable to Cesare Targone
A series of impressive gold reliefs currently associated with Antonio Gentili da Faenza are instead suggested as the work of Cesare Targone.
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A Renowned Pieta by Jacob Cornelis Cobaert
The most popular devotional image of Christ, ca. 1600, here attributed to Jacob Cornelis Cobaert after a design by Guglielmo della Porta.
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St. Agatha of Sicily
Riddick collection No. 61 – Summary of a unique 17th century Sicilian devotional plaque here attributed to a Master of the Fercolo di St. Agatha panels.
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Flagellation of Christ
Riddick collection No. 68 – Summary of a rare, early 17th century plaque of the Flagellation after Giuseppe Cesari d’Arpino.
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The Dictator Julius Caesar
Riddick collection No. 12 – Summary of a rarely discussed and uncataloged plaquette bust of Caesar probably cast after a Renaissance or Baroque gem.
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Gemma Augustea
Riddick collection No. 03 – A unique, modern bronze cast of the famed Gemma Augustea.