Giovanni Bernardi, Italian sculptor and engraver (born 1495)

Giovanni Bernardi

Italian sculptor

Giovanni Bernardi, also known as Giovanni da Castel Bolognese and as Giovanni da Castelbolognese, was an Italian gem engraver and medallist who was born in Castel Bolognese, Italy. He was the son of a goldsmith and by 1530 had moved to Rome, where he had a position in the Papal…