Philippina Welser, 1527-1580, Wife of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria 1557
Leone Leoni
c. 1551
Medium
lead//Cast hollow; not contemporary
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 5.65 cm (2 1/4 in.) gross weight: 24.13 gr (0.053 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.1029
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...