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Reference number
E00274
Author
Leoni, Leone (Italian)
Title
Empress Isabel
Chronology
1550-1555
Technique
Support
Measures
177 cm x 84 cm x 93 cm - 388 kg
School
Theme
Shown
Yes
Entrance
COLECCION REAL
Procedence
Royal Collection

The Empress (1503-1539) wears a luxurious ornamental skirt with grutesco decorations in fashion during the fifteen thirties.

Carlos V commissioned Leone Leoni to make this statue along with other portraits of the Hapsburgs. It was carried out years after Isabel's death, and the artist based it on certain portraits by Titian (P415, for example). Stylistically, it is inspired by the statue of Margarita de Austria in the Mausoleum of Maximilian I at Innsbruck.

Years after it was made, it was completed by the silversmith, Felipe Jusarte, who handled the details of the dress, while the sculptor, Micale Méndez gave it its finish.

Clauster Room
Location on the map
Ministerio de Cultura. Goberno de España; abre en ventana nueva
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