"The Toilet of Venus", c.1587 oval lead/silver metal plaque, approx. size 93 x 73 cm. Initialed upper left. Refer to page 35 of The Grove's Dictionary of Art, A-Anker.
Biography courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia; "Abondio was born in Riva di Trento in 1538, and worked in Italy between 1552 and 1565. He then worked for the Holy Roman Emperors, including the Emperor Maximilian II, in Austria, the Netherlands, Spain and Bavaria, and was appointed court medallist in Prague. According to J.G. Pollard, Abondio's eclectic style reflects Italian, German and Netherlandish sources. In Italy he followed the Milanese court style exemplified in the work of Leoni; he was influenced by medals of the Venetian Alessandro Vittoria, and, most surprisingly, early in his career he was influenced by the charming works of Alfonso Ruspagiari and the school of wax modellers and medallists centred on Reggio Emilia ? In 1574 Abondio received confirmation from Emperor Maximilian II of a family patent of nobility, and in 1577 he was given a house by Emperor Rudolf II and was commissioned to produce the models for the coinage of the new reign."
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