Ippolita Gonzaga, 1535-1563, daughter of Ferrante Gonzaga [obverse]
Leone Leoni
1551
![Ippolita Gonzaga, 1535-1563, daughter of Ferrante Gonzaga [obverse] by Leone Leoni](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/ippolita-gonzaga-1535-1563-daughter-of-ferrante-nga-69983.webp)
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.) gross weight: 95.47 gr (0.21 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1987.34.1.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...