Jacques Jonghelinck

A native of Antwerp, Jonghelinck came from a family of medalists and masters of the Antwerp Mint. By 1552 he had moved to Milan, where he joined the workshop of Leone Leoni, an internationally renowned sculptor. After his return to the Low Countries, probably in 1553, Jonghelinck quickly began receiving important posts and sculpture commissions — including the tomb of Charles the Bold in Bruges — from members of the Spanish court and royal family, to whom he remained loyal throughout the civil and religious wars. After appointment as warden to the Antwerp Mint in 1572, Jonghelinck found little time for major sculpture, but he continued producing medals.

Source: Art in The Frick Collection: Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996.