Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (1407–1450)
Leonello d'Este was a natural son of Nicholas III (1384–1441) and brother of Borso d'Este (1413–1471). Leonello, as marquis of Ferrara, succeeded his father and was a wise ruler and a patron of literature and art.
Artwork Details
- Title: Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (1407–1450)
- Artist: Medalist: Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) (Italian, Pisa or Verona by 1395–1455)
- Artist: School of Veronese
- Date: ca. 1441–44
- Culture: Italian
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: Diameter: 89 mm
- Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
- Credit Line: Gift of H. Heilbronner, 1909
- Object Number: 09.166
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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