LAURANA, Francesco
(b. ca. 1430, Vrana, d. 1502, Avignon)

Bust of Eleanor of Aragon

c. 1471
Marble, height 50 cm
Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, Palermo

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.