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No. 371, the celebrated carnelian on which is the portrait
of Fra Girolamo Savonarola, by Giovanni, called delle Corniole,
from his skill in gem-cutting. The wonderful life and finish of
this work can only be appreciated by holding it up to the
light.
No. 372, the bust of Pope Paul III., which belonged to
Lorenzo de’ Medici.
No. 373, the bust of Leo X., by Pietro Maria da Pescia.
No. 374, the Seal of Pope Leo X.; his own portrait with-
out the tiara.
No. 375, the portrait of Bartolommeo Alviano, the famous
Venetian general ; this gem is believed to have been engraved
by Matteo di Bassano. Alviano commanded in the war of the
League of Cambrai, in 1508, and was made prisoner by Louis
XII. of France, who only set him at liberty in 1513.
No. 376, the portrait of Albert IV., Duke of Bavaria, prob¬
ably by Annibale Fontana, of Milan. This Albert, called the
Wise, reigned in 1435, and married Cunegonda, daughter
of the Emperor Frederick III. He died in 1508, and his
widow entered a convent at Munich.
No. 377, the portrait of the Saxon, Baron Philippe de Stosch,
whose magnificent collection of gems laid the foundation of
that belonging to the Berlin Museum. Baron Stosch died in
1757.
He was employed by Lord Carteret to watch the
movements of the Pretender in Rome, and from the odium he
thereby incurred, he had to retire to Florence.
No. 378, a portrait of Sextus Pompeius, copied by Natter,
from the celebrated gem in Berlin. Natter was a German, and
one of the best gem-engravers of modern times ; he wrote a
treatise on the subject, and died in 1763.
No. 379, an unknown portrait, likewise by Natter.
No. 383, the portrait of Lorenzo de’ Medici, when young.
No. 384, the portrait of Francis I., Grand Duke of Tuscany.
A cameo, No. 229, Case VIII., represents his Duchess, Bianca
Cappello ; the delicate outline of her features in this gem gives
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