Bust of Eleanor of Aragon
by LAURANA, Francesco, Marble, height 50 cm
Eleanor of Aragon (1450-1493) was the daughter of king Ferrante I of Aragon (Ferdinand I of Naples) and Isabella of Taranto. In 1473 she married Ercole I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara and became the first Duchess of Ferrara.
This work is considered to be the epitome of Renaissance-era Sicilian sculpture.