The Battle of Tunis

Giovanni Bernardi da Castel Bolognese Italian

ca. 1544

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 536

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Title: The Battle of Tunis
Artist: Giovanni Bernardi da Castel Bolognese (Italian, Castel Bolognese 1494–1553 Faenza)
Date: ca. 1544
Culture: Italian, Faenza
Medium: Rock crystal, gold enamel
Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (10.8 × 11.4 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances-Rock Crystal
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.540
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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