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ROMANO, Gian Cristoforo: Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus

🖼 Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus, 1505
Marble, height 49 cm
Detroit, USA

Soft modeling reveals Caterina Cornaro in formal Renaissance dress, her composed gaze and jeweled collar asserting queenly authority. This bronze medal commemorates her political significance as Venice's diplomatic bridge to Cyprus, celebrating female power in Renaissance Italy.

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E. H. Gombrich
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