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LEONE LEONI. Medal: Ippolita Gonzaga

Medal: Ippolita Gonzaga. Artist: Leone Leoni (Italian, Menaggio ca. 1509-1590 Milan). Dimensions: Diam. 6.6 cm, wt. 75.96 g.. Date: model 1551 (possibly cast 19th century). On the obverse is a portrait of Ippolita Gonzaga of Mantua (1535 - 1563), wife of Antonio Gonzaga. On the reverse is Diana, blowing a conch shell and holding a large arrow. She is accompanied by two of her dogs. Behind her is Pluto, abducting Proserpina with Cerberus at his feet. This late aftercast may be from the nineteenth century.
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Medal: Ippolita Gonzaga
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Medal: Ippolita Gonzaga. Artist: Leone Leoni (Italian, Menaggio ca. 1509-1590 Milan). Dimensions: Diam. 6.6 cm, wt. 75.96 g.. Date: model 1551 (possibly cast 19th century). On the obverse is a portrait of Ippolita Gonzaga of Mantua (1535 - 1563), wife of Antonio Gonzaga. On the reverse is Diana, blowing a conch shell and holding a large arrow. She is accompanied by two of her dogs. Behind her is Pluto, abducting Proserpina with Cerberus at his feet. This late aftercast may be from the nineteenth century.
Technique/material:
Bronze (Copper alloy with worn, dark brown patina)
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
4200 x 3150 px | 37.9 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 26.7 cm | 14.0 x 10.5 in (300 dpi)
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