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Pastorino de’ Pastorini
ca. 1508–1592
Pastorino de’ Pastorini was an Italian medalist, artist, and glass painter who was active in Ferrara, Bologna, Novellara, and Florence. One of the most prolific Italian medalists, he is credited with producing about 200 medals. He specialized in portrait medals but also worked with stained glass and stucco and painted frescoes.
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Medal of Doña Gracia the Younger
Beatriz Mendes Beneviste (Doña Gracia the Younger) was born in 1540 in Antwerp. She was the niece of the wealthy and influential Doña Gracia Nasi. In 1544, the family, New Christians of Portuguese…