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Medal of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal
Albrecht Dürer, Leone LeoniAfter 1546
Museo Arqueológico Nacional
Madrid, Spain
Charles V commissioned this medal from his favourite sculptor, Leone Leoni, seven years after the death of his wife, Isabella of Portugal. Leoni based his rendering of the deceased empress on a portrait by Titian.
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Details
- Title: Medal of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal
- Creator: Leoni, Leone
- Date Created: After 1546
- Provenance: Milano (Italy)
- Type: Medals
- Rights: Museo Arqueológico Nacional
- External Link: CERES
- Medium: Gilded silver
- Cultural Context: Early Modern Era
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