…scholar, courtier, and mint master Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi (1656–1740) revived the cast portrait medal in 1677 and founded a school with his pupils Antonio Selvi (1679–1753) and Lorenzo Maria Weber (1697–1774). The school lasted until the 1740s. In Rome, the few cast medals included works by Charles-Jean-François Chéron (1635–98) and by…
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