# Medal of Julius II

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CARADOSSO](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/caradosso-r4e7eeb3a21ce01>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Bronze, diameter 5,7 cm

## Commentary

Caradosso \(Cristofore Foppa\) was an Italian medallist, son of Maffeo Foppa, goldsmith, and Fiora de Carminalibus de Brambilla. According to Giorgio Vasari, a 16th-century biographer of artists, Caradosso designed the medal which was placed under one of the crossing piers of Saint Peter&#39;s during a ceremony on 18 April 1506. The medal is one of the few sources for the design of Bramante&#39;s St. Peter&#39;s project.

## Related artworks

- [Medal of Julius II](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/caradosso-r4e7eeb3a21ce01/medal-of-julius-ii-r6ae7bdf475e933>)
- [Medal of Julius II](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/caradosso-r4e7eeb3a21ce01/medal-of-julius-ii-rfc289d9726b2e7>)

## Attribution

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