Lorenzo de' Medici, 'il Magnifico' (1448–1492)

Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli)

ca. 1490 · 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

ca. 1490

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Ann and George Blumenthal Fund, 1950