Lysippus the Younger

Lysippus the Younger was a metalworker whose activity spanned the period from 1400 to 1471. He specialized in the production of commemorative portrait medals, a medium highly valued in the early modern period.

The artist’s output, as represented in major institutional holdings, consists of six documented metalworks. These museum-quality pieces demonstrate a mastery of low relief portraiture. Notable subjects include the multiple depictions of the important figure Giovanni Alvise Toscani ca 1450–1478 (also identified as Giovanni Aloisius Toscani and the Portrait medal of Giovanni Alvise Toscani). Lysippus the Younger also executed at least two versions of the Medal: Sixtus IV.

Works by the artist are preserved in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, serving as key examples of early medal production. While the original metalworks are scarce, photographic documentation and studies derived from these pieces, sometimes referred to as Lysippus the Younger prints, are often available in the public domain for scholarly research and appreciation.