Mels as Genius Holding a Cornucopia and Sacrificing [reverse]
Giovanni da Cavino
mid 16th century
![Mels as Genius Holding a Cornucopia and Sacrificing [reverse] by Giovanni da Cavino](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/mels-as-genius-holding-a-cornucopia-and-nga-45025.webp)
Medium
bronze//Struck
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 3.86 cm (1 1/2 in.) gross weight: 32.94 gr (0.073 lb.) axis: 6:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.986.b
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...