Biographical dictionary of medallists: coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, &c., ancient and modern, with references to their works B. C. 500-A. D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer ...

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Trivulzio (illustrated), which medal shows the influence of Caradosso, and may be one of Cellini's earlier works.
The medal of Bindo Altoviti, which is usually given to Cellini,
does not correspond to his style of work, and other attributions are
still less worthy of consideration.
Cellini's medals, remarks the critic in the above mentioned
article, do not stand out as particularly remarkable in conception,
but they are excellent in technique and have served as prototypes
to subsequent medallists.
Among Cellini's seals are those of Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga, I 528,
with the Ascension of Mary, Cardinal Ippolito d'Este with St. Ambrosius, who appears during the battle ofParabiago, and, according
to Molinier, Cardinal Innocenzo Cibb with the representation of
the Navicella, which is known from a gilt plaquette in bronze ot
the Piet-Lataudrie collection.
"That Benvenuto Cellini may have tried his hand at gemengraving is based on his account of his engraving the Zodiac and
heavenly bodies on a ball of crystal, and a Bacchanalian scene,
signed Cellini, engraved on the lid of a lapis lazuli box once belonging to Cardinal Gonsalvi but now in England. Of course the latter
may well bear a forged signature, but the contrary supposition is
altogether credible." (Duffield Osborne, Engraved Gems, p. 174.)
CENNI (Ital.). Designed the obverse of a medal for the Royal
Engineers, from the suggestion of Colonel Yule, R.E.
CENNINI, DOMENICO (DI BERNARDO) (B.D.M., Vol. I, I904,
p. 385). The attribution of the medals of Caterina Sforza, and
Ottaviano Riario to this artist is erroneous, and Prof. W. Bode
has showvn that they belong to Niccolo Spinelli (q. v., Vol. V,
p. 632).
CERBARA, GIUSEPPE (B.D.M., Vol. I, 1904, p. 386). Born
in I770, died in Rome on 6. April I856. Pupil of the San Luca
Academy from 1812; Mint-engraver at the Papal Zecca under
Leo XII. and Pius VIII.
By this Engraver are further: RaphaelSanctius Urbino * Merito X
tI. Symbols of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in wreath of
roses and lilies, AR 6I mill., etc.
CERBARA, GIOVANNI BATTISTA (Ital.). Gem-engraver of the latter
end of the eightee nth century and early part of the nineteenth;
died in Rome about 1812. He enjoyed a great reputation, and
engraved chiefly portraits from life, which are very fine. His cameos
include: Alexander the Great (N~ 229 of the Timoni Colll, Hofmuseum, Vienna); - Sempronia (N~ 217 of the same coll"));