Giovanni II Bentivoglio, 1443-1508, Lord of Bologna 1462-1506 [obverse]
c. 1478/1482
![Giovanni II Bentivoglio, 1443-1508, Lord of Bologna 1462-1506 [obverse] by Sperandio](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.artheonmuseum.org%2Fnga%2Fthumb%2Fgiovanni-ii-bentivoglio-1443-1508-lord-of-bologna-nga-1330.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter, with suspension loop): 10.17 cm (4 in.) overall (diameter, without loop): 9.75 cm (3 13/16 in.) gross weight: 297.51 gr (0.656 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.172.a
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Sperandio · 1425–1504
Christopher Sperandio, born in 1964 in Kingwood, West Virginia—a small town in the Appalachian coal-mining region—emerged as a pivotal figure bridging popular culture and fine art. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking from West Virginia University in 1987, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1991, where he became classmates with a...