King Philip II of Spain
ca. 1580 (head); 1753 (bust) | Pompeo Leoni
Like his father Leone, Pompeo Leoni worked as a sculptor for the Spanish Habsburgs. Originally, this head, cast in silver but covered completely in paint, will have been part of a full-length portrait of King Philip. His collections had a lasting influence on his nephew, the later Emperor Rudolf II, who was raised at his uncle’s court, where he acquired an appreciation of art and the standards of quality and exclusivity later reflected in his own Kunstkammer.
Like his father Leone, Pompeo Leoni worked as a sculptor for the Spanish Habsburgs. Originally, this head, cast in silver but covered completely in paint, will have been part of a full-length portrait of King Philip. His collections had a lasting influence on his nephew, the later Emperor Rudolf II, who was raised at his uncle’s court, where he acquired an appreciation of art and the standards of quality and exclusivity later reflected in his own Kunstkammer.
Artist:
Pompeo Leoni (Kopf) (um 1533 Mailand ? - 1608 Madrid) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Philipp II. (1556-1598), König von Spanien, seit 1580 als Philipp I. König von Portugal (1527 - 1598) DNB
Time:
ca. 1580 (head); 1753 (bust)
Object Name
Bust
Culture
Madrid (head); Vienna (bust)
Material/technology:
Silver, painted, terracotta, painted
Dimensions:
61 cm × 42 cm × 28 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 3412
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