Giovanni Bernardi

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’The Punishment of Tityos’, rock crystal intaglio by Giovanni Bernardi, the British Museum

Giovanni Bernardi (1494 – 22 May 1553), also known as Giovanni da Castel Bolognese and as Giovanni da Castelbolognese, was an Italian gem engraver and medalist who was born in Castel Bolognese, Italy. He was the son of a goldsmith and by 1530 had moved to Rome. His patrons include Pope Clement VII (1523–34) and Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici (1511–35). Bernardi was best known for his intaglios engraved in rock crystal. He died in Faenza, Italy in 1553.

The Battle of Pavia in an engraved rock crystal cameo relief commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici, c 1531-35 (Walters Art Museum)
Christ before Pilate, perhaps from a set of engraved rock crystal plaques depicting the life of Christ that, according to Giorgio Vasari, Bernardi completed in 1547 for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (Walters Art Museum)
The Fall of Phaethon, after a design by Michelangelo, for Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici (Walters Art Museum)

References

Krasnowa, Natalie, Rock-Crystals by Giovanni Bernardi in the Hermitage Museum, The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Vol. 56, No. 322 (Jan., 1930), 36-38.
Thornton, D., Valerio Belli and after: Renaissance gems in the British Museum, Jewellery Studies-3, 1998, 11-20.
Vasari, Giorgio, Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori, many editions and translations.

External links

Giovanni Bernardi in ArtCyclopedia

Persondata
Name	Bernardi, Giovanni
Alternative names
Short description	Italian artist
Date of birth	1494
Place of birth
Date of death	22 May 1553
Place of death

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