Luca Salvioni, died 1536, Paduan Jurist [obverse]
c. 1532/1536
![Luca Salvioni, died 1536, Paduan Jurist [obverse] by Giovanni da Cavino](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/luca-salvioni-died-1536-paduan-jurist-obverse-nga-45032.webp)
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 3.84 cm (1 1/2 in.) gross weight: 28.24 gr (0.062 lb.) axis: 7:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.990.a
Art Historical Context
This exquisite bronze medal, crafted by the renowned Paduan artist Giovanni daino around 1532–1536, immortalizes Luca Salvioni, prominent jurist from Padua who in 1536. obverse features a detailed portrait of Salvioni, his dignified profile in the classical style favored during the Renaissance. Cavino, a master medallist active in the Veneto region, excelled in these small-scale sculptures, blending sharp realism with idealized proportions inspired by ancient Roman coins. Renaissance portrait medals like this one served as personal, scholarly tokens, or even calling cards among intellectuals ...
About the Artist
Giovanni da Cavino · 1500–1570
**Giovanni da Cavino: The Paduan Master of Medals and Antiquity** Giovanni da Cavino, born in May 1500 in Padua to goldsmith Bartolommeo di Giovanni from Cavino d'Arsego, inherited his family's craft from an early age. His father served as his initial master until Bartolommeo's death in 1517, after which Cavino trained in the workshop of the renowned Paduan sculptor Andrea Riccio (1470–1532), who...