Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499)

Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli)

probably 1490–99 · Bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Born into a family of Florentine goldsmiths, Niccolò ranks among the leading portrait medalists of the Italian Renaissance. Working in high relief, he created effigies that are bolder in scale, more varied, and more bluntly realistic than anything produced earlier.

Artist

Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli)

Date

probably 1490–99

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Italian, Florence

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Anne D. Thomson, 1923