Valerio Belli, Italian engraver and medallist


Valerio Belli (), Italian engraver and medallist (maker of medallions), also known as Valerio Vicentino. He worked as a specialist in intaglios, carving his designs from rock crystal and then casting them in wax to produce metal medallions and similar objects. A famous work by him is a casket in Florence's Pitti Palace, with scenes from the Passion of Jesus. Artwork published in 1895.


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