Allegory of Virtue
probably early 16th century
Medium
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification
Medals and Plaquettes
Culture
Italian, Padua
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Vincent J. and Barbara Smith Giffuni, 2010
Accession Number
2010.499
Tags
About the Artist
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio · 1470–1532
Andrea Briosco, better known by his nickname Riccio ("curly-headed"), was born around 1470 in Padua, the vibrant intellectual hub of Renaissance northern Italy, and died there in 1532. The son of goldsmith Ambrogio di Cristoforo Briosco, he received his initial training in his father's workshop, mastering the delicate techniques of metalwork essential for his future mastery of bronze. Riccio then ...