LEONI, Leone
(b. 1509, Menaggio, d. 1590, Milano)

Medal of Michelangelo Buonarroti

c. 1561
Bronze, diameter 6 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

The obverse of the medal shows the bust of Michelangelo at the age of 88, while the reverse a Blind Man with a Staff and Water-flask, Led by a Dog.




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