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Leone Leoni

1509 - 1590

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Lioni Leoni (c. 1509 – 22 July 1590) was an Italian sculptor of international outlook who travelled in Italy, Germany, Austria, France, Spain and the Netherlands. Leoni is regarded as the finest of the Cinquecento medallists. He made his reputation in commissions he received from the Habsburg monarchs Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Philip II of Spain. His usual medium was bronze, although he also worked in marble and alabaster, carved gemstones and probably left some finished work in wax (in which many of his sculptures were modelled), as well as designing coins. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leone Leoni is the 81st most popular sculptor (up from 94th in 2019), the 1,987th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,078th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Italian Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Leone Leoni ranks 81 out of 258. Before him are Antoine Coysevox, Marino Marini, Andrea Sansovino, Anna Mahler, Nicolas Coustou, and Jean Goujon. After him are César Baldaccini, Igor Mitoraj, François Duquesnoy, Jean de Chelles, Calamis, and Nanni di Banco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1509, Leone Leoni ranks 12. Before him are Jan Matsys, John of Leiden, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Bernardino Telesio, Luis de Morales, and Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal. After him are Ippolito II d'Este, Étienne Dolet, Melchor Cano, Giovanni Morone, Isabel Moctezuma, and Pasquale Cicogna. Among people deceased in 1590, Leone Leoni ranks 14. Before him are Bernardino de Sahagún, Francis Walsingham, Catherine of Ricci, Marietta Robusti, Maddalena Casulana, and Giambattista Benedetti. After him are François Hotman, Kanō Eitoku, Hōjō Ujimasa, Frans Hogenberg, Charles de Bourbon, and André Thevet.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Leone Leoni ranks 1,987 out of 5,161. Before him are Viridis Visconti (1352), Giambattista Benedetti (1530), Alvise Vivarini (1445), Francesco Botticini (1446), Hripsime (300), and Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla (-300). After him are Rocco Granata (1938), Ercole de' Roberti (1450), Pantaenus (200), Laura Mancinelli (1933), Oliviero Carafa (1430), and Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria (1939).

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Among SCULPTORS In Italy

Among sculptors born in Italy, Leone Leoni ranks 20. Before him are Salvatore Garau (1953), Pietro Bernini (1562), Antonio Corradini (1688), Properzia de' Rossi (1490), Marino Marini (1901), and Andrea Sansovino (1467). After him are Nanni di Banco (1380), Agostino di Duccio (1418), Desiderio da Settignano (1430), Lorenzo Bartolini (1777), Antonio Rossellino (1427), and Benedetto da Maiano (1442).

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