Portrait of Cardinal Pietro Bembo, Venetian Humanist (b. 1470, Cardinal 1538, d. 1547)

Danese Cattaneo Italian

ca. 1547

Not on view

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Title: Portrait of Cardinal Pietro Bembo, Venetian Humanist (b. 1470, Cardinal 1538, d. 1547)
Maker: Danese Cattaneo (Italian, ca. 1512–1572) , Tuscan-born, active in Venice and Padua
Date: ca. 1547
Culture: Italian, Venice
Medium: Bronze, cast
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Object Number: 09.161.6
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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