Giulio Genoino
Depicted
Giulio Genoino
(Italian, 1565 – 1648)
DateCase: late sixteenth or early seventeenth century; Wax: ca. 1600
MediumGilded copper, painted and gilded wax, and glass
Dimensions6 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (17.1 x 10.8 x 3.2 cm)
ClassificationDecorative Arts
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1443.10
Wax portraits are similar to painted portrait miniatures and commonly worn as jewelry and adornment. Giulio Genuino was an important figure in the history of Naples. He was a tribune of the people of Naples until after the Revolt of Masaniello, an uprising of the Neapolitans against their Spanish rulers. He was then made president of the High Court and a Judge of the Assizes.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Case Middle
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