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| Yet the similarity in the handling of the figures is remarkable: The bodies are sparsely modeled while the faces are glyptic, although the white faces are less so. However, the author does not seem to know that it was also owned by King Alfonso II of Naples (1385-1458), a newly discovered fact that places Alfonso in the succession of Renaissance collectors and connoisseurs who took great pride in owning one of the most coveted of ancient glyptic art objects. Philip Attwood's discriminating examination of Giovanni Bernardi, an artist better known for his engraved compositions in rock crystal (and to a lesser extent, the bronze plaquettes derived from those glyptic works), supplements documentary evidence with the careful analytical tools of a connoisseur. |
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