LEONI, POMPEO (Ital.). Sculptor and Medallist of the second half of the sixteenth century ; a son of Leone Leoni ; died at Madrid in 1610. He served the Imperial House of Austria and assisted his father in several of his works, notably in his famous group of Charles V. slaying the Monster, which was commissioned by Ferrante Gonzaga in 1547, achieved in 1556, and bears the signature : LEO P. POMPÉ F. ARET. F. Pompeo Leoni spent the greater part of his life in Spain, where most of his works of sculpture are still preserved : a statue of Philip II. at Aranjuez, and in the Church of the Escurial, fifteen statues of Saints in gilt bronze, and Royal statues of Charles V., his Queen Isabella, his daughter Mary of Hungary, his sisters, the Queens of France, and England; Philip II., his Queen, Anne; Queen Mary ; and Queen Isabella, for their funereal monuments. As a Medallist, this artist produced also some fine works, which stand almost on a par with the exquisite portrait-pieces by Poggini : Granvella, 1552 (mentioned by Leone Leoni in a letter to the Bishop of Arras) ; — Ercole II. d'Este; obv. Bust to l.; signed : POMPEIVS. R. SVPERANDA, &c. Female figure standing to 1. near fountain (2 var.); 66 mill.; — Fernando Castaldo; obv. Bust to r. ; signed : POMPEIVS; no R. ; 64 mill. ; — 1557. Don Carlos (in his twelfth year); obv. Bust to 1. ; signed : F. POMP. 1557 R. IN. BENIGNITATEM PROMPTIOR. Apollo standing; to r., the three Graces; — Another; R. CONSOCIATIO - RERVM . DOMINA. Draped female to 1.; — Another; R. COGITATIO-MEA- AD-DOMINVM. Female figure seated; beside her, Mercury, a child and a dog; — Another; R. OBVIIS-VLNIS. Fortune leaving a female in mourning attitude. [The last three reverses do not probably belong to Pompeo Leoni, and the last is by Pastorino da Sienna]; — Another, Badge with bust of Don Carlos to 1. (illustrated); R. Venus and Cupid; dated 1559 (a reduction of the larger medal) ; — Onorato Juan; 66 mill. ; — 1575. Francisco Hernandez de Lievana; obv. Bust to r. ; signed : POMP. L. 1575. R. STABILIS-VT-NEC-METV-NEC-SPE. Justice; 58 mill. Plon reproduces a cameo by Pompeo Leoni, representing Concordia (illustrated), signed : PONPEVS FECIT. Referring to Pompeo's Don Carlos medal, Von Fabriczy observes : " Diese Medaille zeigt, wie weit die verschwommene Manier Pompeos kinter dem robusten Realismus seines Vaters zurücksteht — man sehe nur die sanft-und kraftlose Gestalt des Apollo auf der Rückseite! Oder wollte der Künstler damit etwa den Charakter seines Helden symbolisieren ?! To this artist should also be ascribed a Portrait-medal of Mary of Austria, unsigned, which has a similar reverse to that of Don Carlos, which is signed ; probably also, from a similarity of style, the medal described as follows in the Maxwell Sale Catalogue, 26. March 1906 (Sotheby. Wilkinson & Hodge) : Alfonso Guevara, D. ALPHONSVS.GVEVARA, bare-headed bust in doublet with puffed sleeves to right; R. OMNE DECVS. BELLI. TRADE. GRADIV? MIHI, Guevara on one knee paying homage to a warrior in ancient armour who is seated upon a da?s (Armand III, 282/J), diam. 67 mill. This medal sold for ? 50. — A very excessive price. The reverse of the medal of Ercole II. d'Este has been added to a modern copy of Primavera's medal of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1572, and it occurs also as the reverse of a medal of John Rantzau (Med. Ill, I, p. 118). The reverse COGITATIO MEA AD DOMINVM is also found attached to a portrait of Margaretha von Calslagen, wife of Joachim Polites of Antwerp (Pan Loon, I, 202). The medal is by Stephen of Holland, according to Armand. Bolzenthal remarks that Pompeo Leoni was a man of science and an artist much esteemed on account of his fine draughtmanship. Bibliography. — E. Plon, Leone Leoni et Pompeo Leoni. — Franks & Grueber, Medallic lllustrations, &c. — I. B. Supino, op. cit. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Babelon, op. cit. — Armand, op. cit. — Domanig, op. cit. — Hamburger, Raritäten-Cabinet, V, ot. 55. — Catalogus der Nederlandsche, &c. — Keary, B. M. Guide, &c.
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
LE BLANC, JEAN
LE BLANC, JEAN. Vide BLANC (Vol. I, N.E., p. 194), 1675- † 12. December 1749. This artist is sometimes called BLANK, and was a Goldsmith, Chaser and Engraver. He was born in 1677; received Academician in 1718. Chavignerie et Auvray give also the following works by him : Portrait of the Duke of Orleans, 1718; — France handing the rudder of State to the Regent; — France inscribing the Accession of the Regent on a shield ; — Wax Portrait of Pope Clement XII., 1738; — Portrait of Peter the Great; — ...
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LE BLANC, JEAN. Vide BLANC (Vol. I, N.E., p. 194), 1675- † 12. December 1749. This artist is sometimes called BLANK, and was a Goldsmith, Chaser and Engraver. He was born in 1677; received Academician in 1718. Chavignerie et Auvray give also the following works by him : Portrait of the Duke of Orleans, 1718; — France handing the rudder of State to the Regent; — France inscribing the Accession of the Regent on a shield ; — Wax Portrait of Pope Clement XII., 1738; — Portrait of Peter the Great; — ...
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LE BOSSÉ, HENRI VICTOR GUSTAVE
LE BOSSÉ, HENRI VICTOR GUSTAVE (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris; pupil of Salmson. He has executed numerous Portrait-medallions, in bronze, some ot which were exhibited at the Paris Salon, since 1872. The 1879 Catalogue gives the following: M. Ernest S*** ; — M. Victor L***; — M. Paul G***; — M.Édouard S***; — 1885. Portrait of Mme Lebossé; — 1894. Portrait inédit of René le Bossé. — Mme Veuve J. Dumont ; — Victor Dumont; — Émile, Jeanne, and Gaston Dumont; — Charles Barré; — 1895....
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LE BOSSÉ, HENRI VICTOR GUSTAVE (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris; pupil of Salmson. He has executed numerous Portrait-medallions, in bronze, some ot which were exhibited at the Paris Salon, since 1872. The 1879 Catalogue gives the following: M. Ernest S*** ; — M. Victor L***; — M. Paul G***; — M.Édouard S***; — 1885. Portrait of Mme Lebossé; — 1894. Portrait inédit of René le Bossé. — Mme Veuve J. Dumont ; — Victor Dumont; — Émile, Jeanne, and Gaston Dumont; — Charles Barré; — 1895....
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LE BRUN, FRANCOIS
LE BRUN, FRANCOIS (French). Master-engraver, and Medallist of Lyons, circ. 1736-1773. On the 17. December 1759 he was appointed Mint-engraver at Lyons, in conjunction with Clair IV. Jacquemin. He has engraved Jetons, among which are the Jeton of the Agents de change of Lyons, 1773, and the Jeton of the College of Medicine of Lyons ; both are signed : LEBRUN. Another Engraver of the same name executed Jetons, between 1778 and 1783. Bibliography. — N. Rondot, Les graveurs de monnaies ? Lyon, Mâco...
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LE BRUN, FRANCOIS (French). Master-engraver, and Medallist of Lyons, circ. 1736-1773. On the 17. December 1759 he was appointed Mint-engraver at Lyons, in conjunction with Clair IV. Jacquemin. He has engraved Jetons, among which are the Jeton of the Agents de change of Lyons, 1773, and the Jeton of the College of Medicine of Lyons ; both are signed : LEBRUN. Another Engraver of the same name executed Jetons, between 1778 and 1783. Bibliography. — N. Rondot, Les graveurs de monnaies ? Lyon, Mâco...
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LE DOUBLE, FRÉDÉRIC AUGUSTE MARIE AIMÉ
LE DOUBLE, FRÉDÉRIC AUGUSTE MARIE AIMÉ (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, - born at Grégy (Seine-et-Marne) ; pupil of Georges Lemaire, and Georges Tonnelier. Among this artist's medallic productions are : Portrait of the Artist, Plaquette in engraved steel; — Confiance, Plaquette in silver; — Orf?vrerie, Plaquette in silver; — Baptism of Chlodvig; — Triumph of Chlodvig, after J. Blanc, Plaquettes (reproductions of two panels) ; — F?te antique, Plaquette in engraved steel ; — On Para...
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LE DOUBLE, FRÉDÉRIC AUGUSTE MARIE AIMÉ (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, - born at Grégy (Seine-et-Marne) ; pupil of Georges Lemaire, and Georges Tonnelier. Among this artist's medallic productions are : Portrait of the Artist, Plaquette in engraved steel; — Confiance, Plaquette in silver; — Orf?vrerie, Plaquette in silver; — Baptism of Chlodvig; — Triumph of Chlodvig, after J. Blanc, Plaquettes (reproductions of two panels) ; — F?te antique, Plaquette in engraved steel ; — On Para...
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