Medal 1979 Bronze Italy Giovanni Battista Moroni Painter Commemorative Art Exhibition Bergamo

This item is a commemorative bronze medal issued in 1979 for a G.B. Moroni exhibition in Bergamo, Italy.

Subject: Art exhibition dedicated to the painter Giovanni Battista Moroni.

Design: Features a painter's palette with brushes surrounded by laurel wreaths.

Issued By: Bergamo Tourism Board (Azienda di Turismo).

Translation

Text on Medal:

MOSTRA DI G.B. MORONI BERGAMO 1979

AZIENDA DI TURISMO

Giovanni Battista Moroni, also known as Giambattista Moroni (c. 1520-1524 – 5 February 1578) was an Italian painter of the Mannerist school. Best known for his elegantly realistic portraits of the local nobility and clergy, he is considered one of the great portrait painters of the Cinquecento.