Marco Mantova Benavides, 1489-1582, Lawyer and Collector [obverse]

1540 or before

Giovanni da Cavino

Associated Names
Giovanni da Cavino

Artist, Paduan, 1500 - 1570

The sculpture depicts a male figure in profile facing left. The figure has distinctive facial features, a beard, mustache, and short, wavy hair. He wears a draped garment. The bronze material shows a brown color with green patina. The circular medallion has an inscription around the border, reading "MARCUS MANT BONAVIT PATAVIN." There is a small hole near the top edge, likely for hanging. The artifact appears aged with fine craftsmanship.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

This is a photograph of an ancient coin featuring an architectural relief. The image shows a temple-like structure with columns, a pediment at the top, and a figure standing in the center, surrounded by additional sculptural details. The coin is circular with inscriptions around the outer edge in an ancient script. There is a small round hole near the bottom. The coin's surface shows signs of wear and a patina that indicates its age.

Temple of Eternity with Goddess [reverse]

Giovanni da Cavino

1540

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Chigi Collection, Ariccia, in 1674.[1] private collection, Italy; (sale, Sotheby's, Florence, 14 May 1975, no. 30). private collection, England; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 22 April 1986, no. 142); purchased by NGA.
[1] The catalogue of the 1975 sale briefly describes the inventory of the paintings, drawings, prints, and medals in the Chigi residence, northwest of Rome. Compiled by Carlo Bini at the direction of Prince Agostino Chigi, the inventory, under the title Guardaroba dell' Ariccia, is dated 22 March 1674 and is part of the Chigi archive in the Vatican Library (Armadio 316). This medal is number 137 in the inventory.

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Bibliography

1987

  • Gorini, Giovanni. "New Studies on Giovanni da Cavino." Studies in the History of Art 21 (1987):45-54, repro.

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 446, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: MARCVS.MANT.BONAVIT.PATAVIN.IVR.CON

Wikidata ID

Q63860866

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