SCULPTOR

Leone Leoni

1509 - 1590

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Leone 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leone Leoni has received more than 77,030 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Leone Leoni is the 94th most popular sculptor, the 2,078th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,031st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Italian Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Leone Leoni ranks 94 out of 258Before him are Adolf von Hildebrand, Igor Mitoraj, Properzia de' Rossi, Stefano Maderno, Nikolaus Gerhaert, and Jean de Chelles. After him are Kresilas, Thutmose, Aleijadinho, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Calamis, and Antonio Rossellino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1509, Leone Leoni ranks 12Before him are Fernão Mendes Pinto, John of Leiden, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Bernardino Telesio, Luis de Morales, and Étienne Dolet. After him are Ippolito II d'Este, Melchor Cano, Isabel Moctezuma, Pasquale Cicogna, Giovanni Morone, and Federico Commandino. Among people deceased in 1590, Leone Leoni ranks 16Before him are Charles de Bourbon, Marietta Robusti, Frans Hogenberg, Giambattista Benedetti, Maddalena Casulana, and François Hotman. After him are Archduchess Magdalena of Austria, Catherine of Ricci, André Thevet, Hōjō Ujimasa, Germain Pilon, and Kanō Eitoku.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Leone Leoni ranks 2,078 out of 5,161Before him are Enrico Bombieri (1940), Julius Firmicus Maternus (400), Antonio Di Natale (1977), Frank Nitti (1886), John Gualbert (995), and Andrea Appiani (1754). After him are Sabinus Julianus (300), Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum (860), Alvise Vivarini (1445), Enrico Mattei (1906), Giuliano Montaldo (1930), and Hermas (150).

Among SCULPTORS In Italy

Among sculptors born in Italy, Leone Leoni ranks 22Before him are Giacomo Manzù (1908), Nanni di Banco (1380), Bonanno Pisano (1150), Marino Marini (1901), Desiderio da Settignano (1430), and Properzia de' Rossi (1490). After him are Antonio Rossellino (1427), Agostino di Duccio (1418), Lorenzo Bartolini (1777), Vulca (-600), Medardo Rosso (1858), and Bartolomeo Bon (1407).