Lodovico Leoni

Lodovico Leoni (Padua, 1531– Rome, 1606) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, mainly active in Rome. He was also a medallist, and coin-engraver.^[1] Other sources cite his name as Luigi Leone^[2]

Biography

He was born at Padua. He was also called il Padovadino. He spent most of his life in Rome, where he died, and executed portraits in wax, besides painting in oil and fresco landscapes and historical subjects. He was active as a portraitist during the papacy of Paul V. He was in demand for wax portraits as well as painted portraits.

His son, of the same name, nickname and career, was born in Rome, and died at the age of 52 years.^[3][4][5] Baglione refers to his son as Ottavio.^[6] Luigi Leone is different from the contemporary sculptor, Leone Leoni.

See also

• Ottavio Leoni

References

• Baglione, Giovanni (1641). Giovanni Battista Passari, ed. Le Vite de’ Pittori, Scultori, Architetti, ed Intagliatori dal Pontificato di Gregorio XII del 1572. fino a’ tempi de Papa Urbano VIII. nel 1642. (Lives of the painters, sculptors, architects, and engravers during the papacies of Gregory XII in 1572 to Urban VIII in 1642). 1731 edition (Naples); Digitized by Googlebooks. p. 137.
• Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves, ed. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume II L-Z). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 44.

Notes

1. Leoni, Lodovico in: L. Forrer, Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Volume III, London 1907, p. 411-412.
2. Supplemento alla Serie dei trecento elogi e ritratti degli uomini i più illustri in Pittura , Scultura, e Architettura. by Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi, published by Stamperia Allegrini, Pisoni, e comp, Florence (1776); column 1394.
3. Supplemento alla Serie dei trecento elogi e ritratti degli uomini i più illustri in Pittura , Scultura, e Architettura. by Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi, published by Stamperia Allegrini, Pisoni, e comp, Florence (1776); column 1394.
4. Dizionario portatile delle belle arti, ovvero Ristretto di ciò, che spetta ... By Jacques Lacombe, page 72.
5. Dizionario delle date, dei fatti, luoghi ed uomini storici, o ..., Volume 3, by A. L. d'. Harmonville. page 712.
6. Le vite de' pittori, scultori, architetti, ed intagliatori, dal pontificato ..., by Giovanni Baglione, page 137-138.