Cristoforo Caradosso Foppa, Julius II (1443-1513), Pope 1503-1515, St. Peter's Basilica Foundation Medal, 1506, bronze, 2 3/16 in. ( cm.), This early medal commemorates the laying of the foundation stone of St. Peter's Basilica in sixteenth-century Rome and was among the known designs of the twelve medals buried by Julius II during the reconstruction of the Basilica on April 18, 1506. The work is celebrated for its documentation of Bramante's original St. Peter's Basilica design, which was never realized
Cristoforo Caradosso Foppa, Julius II (1443-1513), Pope 1503-1515, St. Peter's Basilica Foundation Medal, 1506, bronze, 2 3/16 in. ( cm.), This early medal commemorates the laying of the foundation stone of St. Peter's Basilica in sixteenth-century Rome and was among the known designs of the twelve medals buried by Julius II during the reconstruction of the Basilica on April 18, 1506. The work is celebrated for its documentation of Bramante's original St. Peter's Basilica design, which was never realized.
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