Charles V, 1500-1558, King of Spain 1516-1556, Holy Roman Emperor 1519 [obverse]
Leone Leoni
1549
![Charles V, 1500-1558, King of Spain 1516-1556, Holy Roman Emperor 1519 [obverse] by Leone Leoni](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/charles-v-1500-1558-king-of-spain-1516-1556-holy-nga-45088.webp)
Medium
bronze//Late cast
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.24 cm (2 7/8 in.) gross weight: 73.99 gr (0.163 lb.) axis: 7:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.1019.a
About the Artist
Leone Leoni · 1504–1590
Leone Leoni (1504–1590) was an Italian sculptor and medalist who rose to become one of the most celebrated court artists of sixteenth-century Europe, serving emperors, kings, and popes with equal distinction. Born in Menaggio on Lake Como, he trained as a goldsmith and medallist, skills that brought him to the attention of powerful patrons at a time when the portrait medal was one of the most pres...