Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (1407–1450)

Pisanello (Antonio Pisano)|Veronese

ca. 1441–44 · Bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Leonello d'Este was a natural son of Nicholas III (1384–1441) and brother of Borso d'Este (1413–1471). Leonello, as marquis of Ferrara, succeeded his father and was a wise ruler and a patron of literature and art.

Artist

Pisanello (Antonio Pisano)|Veronese

Date

ca. 1441–44

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of H. Heilbronner, 1909