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Cristoforo Caradosso Foppa

 
Cristoforo Caradosso Foppa

(ca. 1452 - 1526/7)

Cristoforo Caradosso Foppa is first noted in 1475 working in Milan as a goldsmith and medalist. He remained there after the fall of Ludovico II Moro, then went to Rome via Mantua in 1505. Although there is no documentation of him at the papal mint, Caradosso made several medals of Julius II and helped found in 1509 the Guild of Roman Goldsmiths. None of his medals are signed, and attributions to him are based on the word of Vasari and Lomazzo. See Forrer i, pp. 345-50; Corpus, pp. 168-73; Kress, pp. 38-39. --- from The Molinari Collection, Andrea S. Norris and Ingrid Weber, Published by Bowdoin College, 1976

3 objects

 

Julius II (1443–1513), Pope 1503–1515, St. Peter’s Basilica Foundation Medal

1506
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.113.55.a
 

Julius II (1443–1513), Pope 1503–1515, St. Peter’s Basilica Foundation Medal

1506
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.113.55.b