Model for a Medal of Antonio de Ferraris (Il Galateo)
Leone Leoni
ca. 1540 · Wax on slate. · Robert Lehman Collection
This is a rare surviving wax-on-slate model for a cast medal Although the subject has generally been identified as Antonio de Ferraris, a famous physician and writer in Lecce, Italy. The portrait was probably done from life and therefore likely represents a younger namesake, possibly a son. The reverse is blank.
- Artist
- Leone Leoni
- Date
- ca. 1540
- Medium
- Wax on slate.
- Department
- Robert Lehman Collection
- Credit line
- Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
