Giovanni II Bentivoglio, 1443-1508, Lord of Bologna 1463-1506 [obverse]
c. 1478/1482
![Giovanni II Bentivoglio, 1443-1508, Lord of Bologna 1463-1506 [obverse] by Sperandio](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.artheonmuseum.org%2Fnga%2Fthumb%2Fgiovanni-ii-bentivoglio-1443-1508-lord-of-bologna-nga-44542.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Medium
bronze//With loop
Dimensions
overall (diameter, with suspension loop): 9.95 cm (3 15/16 in.) overall (diameter, without loop): 9.71 cm (3 13/16 in.) gross weight: 306.49 gr (0.676 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.721.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...