Queen Mary of Hungary as a Widow
ca. 1555 | Leone Leoni
This portrait bust depicts Mary, Dowager Queen of Hungary (1505–1558), who ruled the Burgundian-Habsburg Netherlands for her brother, Emperor Charles V. She commissioned a series of life-sized bronze sculptures of members of her family from the sculptor Leone Leoni. They were meant to ensure the visual presence of the Habsburg dynasty on the European political stage.
This portrait bust depicts Mary, Dowager Queen of Hungary (1505–1558), who ruled the Burgundian-Habsburg Netherlands for her brother, Emperor Charles V. She commissioned a series of life-sized bronze sculptures of members of her family from the sculptor Leone Leoni. They were meant to ensure the visual presence of the Habsburg dynasty on the European political stage.
Artist:
Leone Leoni (um 1509 Arezzo - 1590 Mailand) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Maria von Ungarn (1505 - 1558) DNB
Time:
ca. 1555
Object Name
portrait head; bust
Culture
Milan
Material/technology:
Bronze
Dimensions:
72,5 cm × 34 cm × 55 cm
Inscribed
"D MAR HVNG REG"
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 5496