Johanna of Austria, 1547-1578, First Wife of Francisco I de' Medici 1565
Antonio Francesco Selvi
c. 1740
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 8.62 cm (3 3/8 in.) gross weight: 150.55 gr (0.332 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.1077
About the Artist
Antonio Francesco Selvi · 1679–1755
Antonio Francesco Selvi (1679–1753) was a prominent Florentine sculptor and medallist whose exquisite bronze portraits captured the elegance of late Baroque Italy. Little is known of his early life before he arrived in Florence in 1698, but he quickly established himself in the city's vibrant artistic scene by studying under Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi, the renowned bronze-worker, sculptor, medalli...