King Philip II of Spain

King Philip II of Spain

Pompeo Leoni

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pompeo Leoni completed many works by his father, Leone Leoni, that were destined for the Spanish court and executed many commissions of his own design for Philip II (r. 1556–98). The king wears the chain and badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.