Simone Michieli, Canon of Verona (1498–1535)

Fra Antonio da Brescia

probably ca. 1515–25 · Bronze, olive-brown patina, cast · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Fra Antonio's medals demonstrate his ability to render his portrait subjects with a highly descriptive realism. His style is distinguished by sober, precise portraits set in spacious compositional fields. While much remains unknown about the artist's life, he probably worked in various northern Italian cities as an itinerant friar-medalist.

Artist

Fra Antonio da Brescia

Date

probably ca. 1515–25

Medium

Bronze, olive-brown patina, cast

Culture

Northern Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936