Ippolita Gonzaga (1535–1563), at the age of 17

Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo

1552–53 · Bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Ippolita Gonzaga (1535–1563), at the age of 17 — Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo

Jacopo was trained as a gem engraver, sculptor, and architect. In addition to making portrait medals of prominent Milanese individuals, he engraved germs and fabricated objects in precious and semi-precious stones for Cosimo I, the duke of Florence.

Artist
Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo
Date
1552–53
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Italian
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
Gift of Ogden Mills, 1925

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