Giovanni Cavino

Self-portrait (right) with Alessandro Bassiano (left), 1538

Giovanni Cavino (* 1500 in Padua ; † 1570 ) was an Italian die cutter and medalist from Padua.

Together with the scholar Alessandro Bassiano , Cavino invented and created various replicas of ancient coins called Paduan . Since these coins were free replicas of ancient originals, they are not real forgeries. These free interpretations of ancient originals corresponded to the zeitgeist of the reception of ancient works of art. The stamps of his works came into the possession of the Bibliothèque nationale de France Paris . From this lead shots were made for various museums .

literature

Heinz Voigtlaender, Hermann Fahrig, Christoph Zülch: Famous forgers and counterfeiters. Carl Wilhelm Becker, 1772-1830; The Paduans; Nikolaus Seeländer, 1683–1744; Luigi Cigoi, 1811-1874; Constantin Christodoulos; Claude Augustin de St. Urbain, 1703–1761; Caprara; Czeslaw Bojarski, 1910-1966. In: Beware, fake! Coin forgeries from ancient times to today. (= Series of publications of the Numismatic Society , vol. 39). Numismatic Society, Speyer 1997, pp. 151-203.

Web links

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Individual evidence

↑ Ludwig Forrer : Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Cavino, Giovanni. Volume I. Spink & Son Ltd, London 1904, pp. 366 ff .
↑ Ludwig Forrer: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Cavino, Giovanni. Volume VII. Spink & Son Ltd, London 1923, pp. 168 .

personal data
SURNAME	Cavino, Giovanni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian die cutter
DATE OF BIRTH	1500
PLACE OF BIRTH	Padua
DATE OF DEATH	1570

[1] Ludwig Forrer : Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Cavino, Giovanni. Volume I. Spink & Son Ltd, London 1904, pp. 366 ff .

[2] Ludwig Forrer: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Cavino, Giovanni. Volume VII. Spink & Son Ltd, London 1923, pp. 168 .