Lady Before a Prie-Dieu
Leone Leoni
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and yellowish-brown wash, on cream laid paper cut-outs, laid down on cream laid paper
Dimensions
19.9 × 17 cm (7 7/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
85147
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...