Giovanni Paolo Zupponi

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Artist/Maker	Cavino, Giovanni Del (artist)
Place of origin	Italy (made)

This is a bronze medal made by Giovanni del Cavino (1500-1570) in the middle of the 16th century Italy. The obverse of this medal represents Giovanni Paolo Zupponi and the reverse shows an eagle standing on an amphora.

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Categories	Coins & Medals Portraits
Object type	Medal
Title	Giovanni Paolo Zupponi (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Bronze Bronze
Brief description	Medal, bronze, Giovanni Paolo Zupponi/an eagle, by Giovanni del Cavino, Italian, mid 16th century
Dimensions	Diameter: 3.7cm
Object history	Bought from the Soulages Collection in 1865 for £2.
Subjects depicted	Eagle Zuponi, Giovanni Paolo
Summary	This is a bronze medal made by Giovanni del Cavino (1500-1570) in the middle of the 16th century Italy. The obverse of this medal represents Giovanni Paolo Zupponi and the reverse shows an eagle standing on an amphora.
Bibliographic references	Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1865. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 38 Robinson, John Charles. Catalogue of the Soulages Collection. London: Chapman & Hall, 1856, p. 144
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	685-1865

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Record created	May 6, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O154068/giovanni-paolo-zupponi-medal-cavino-giovanni-del/

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