Borghese Borghesi, 1414-1490, Jurisconsult of Siena [obverse]
after 1479
![Borghese Borghesi, 1414-1490, Jurisconsult of Siena [obverse] by Francesco di Giorgio Martini](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.artheonmuseum.org%2Fnga%2Fthumb%2Fborghese-borghesi-1414-1490-jurisconsult-of-siena-nga-44493.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Medium
bronze//Four times pierced
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 121.2 gr (0.267 lb.) axis: 11:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.694.a
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Francesco di Giorgio Martini · 1439–1501
Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was a quintessential Renaissance polymath from Siena, Italy, excelling as a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and theorist in the Sienese School tradition. Baptized on September 23, 1439, to a poultry dealer named Francesco Maurizio di Giorgio di Martino, his early life remains sparsely documented, with the first record of his artistic activity appear...