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Leone Leoni
Ippolita di Ferdinando Gonzaga1551

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Bronze portrait medal with a beaded border, showing a woman's bust in left-facing profile with an elaborate braided hairstyle and pearl necklace, surrounded by a Latin inscription
Bronze medal with beaded border, relief scene depicting a standing female figure with a hound at her feet, classical architecture at left and a cityscape at right, stars above, Latin inscription reading "PARVA POTESTAS" along the upper edge, dark patina with fine casting detail.

Leone Leoni, Jacopo da Trezzo, Ippolita di Ferdinando Gonzaga, 1551, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Leonard Martin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Leone Leoni
Italy, Arezzo, 1509-1590
Title
Ippolita di Ferdinando Gonzaga
Date Made
1551
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 3/8 in. (.95 cm) Diameter: 2 5/8 in (6.67 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Leonard Martin
Accession Number
79.4.406
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture