Gianello della Torre, Italian Engineer and Architect in Spain (1501–1585)

Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo

1550–75 · Bronze, brown patina, cast · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Gianello della Torre, Italian Engineer and Architect in Spain (1501–1585) — Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo

Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo 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
1550–75
Medium
Bronze, brown patina, cast
Culture
Italian
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936

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