Ferrante Gonzaga
Leone Leoni
1557
Medium
casting
Dimensions
82.65; 7.2
About this artwork
Schenking van mevrouw J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff
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...