# Ercole II d'Este \(obverse\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LEONI, Pompeo]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Cast bronze, diameter 67 mm ## Commentary The obverse of this medal shows the bust of Ercole II d'Este facing left, bearded, wearing an ornamented cuirass, a jewel suspended from a ribbon around his neck, and a fringed mantle knotted at the left shoulder. The border is beaded. Inscription around circumference: HERCVLES ESTENSIS II FERR\[ariae\] DVX IIII; around right circumference: POMPEIVS. The reverse of the medal shows the allegorical figure of Patience. ## Related artworks - [Bookbinding of Codex Atlanticus]() - [Bust of Philip II]() - [Calvary]() - [Empress Isabella]() - [Ercole II d'Este \(obverse\)]() - [Interior of Capilla Mayor]() - [Interior of Capilla Mayor]() - [Medal of Ercole II d'Este]() - [Medal of Ercole II d'Este]() - [Patience \(reverse\)]() - [Patience \(reverse\)]() - [Statue of the Duchess of Lerma]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()