Inname van Rome door Karel V

Leone Leoni

1537 - 1546

Inname van Rome door Karel V by Leone Leoni

Medium

striking (metalworking)

Dimensions

3.7; 18.29

About this artwork

diameter 3.7 cm x weight 18.29 gr

About the Artist

Leone Leoni · 15041590

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...

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