Emperor Charles V (1500–1558) and his Son Philip II of Spain (1527–1598)
1550
Medium
Sardonyx
Dimensions
Overall, with frame: 1 5/16 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in. (3.4 x 2.6 x 1 cm); Visible cameo (confirmed): 33.8 x 26.2 x 9.8 mm
Classification
Lapidary Work-Gems
Culture
Italian, Milan
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Milton Weil Collection, 1938
Accession Number
38.150.9
Tags
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...