Agnolo Bronzino (alternatively: Agnolo di Cosimo)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Portrait of a Royal, A royal stands finely dressed, looking at the viewer. In his hand, he carries a letter.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.11432; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, This portrait is one of the numerous portraits of Cosimo de' Medici that came from Bronzino's workshop. This work models the copied format. The sitter's body is positioned toward the viewer's right, but his face is turned slightly toward the viewer's left, where his gaze points. His face is still young with some definition of wrinkles, and he has a goatee. He wears a silver breastplate with red trim ribbons at the collar and on the chestpieces. Only his right arm is visible and it rests atop the suit of armor's helmet. The sitter is positioned with a balcony opening out to his left side, and a column near to his left side. Close by over his left shoulder is the Florence cathedral, and other towers and buildings from the city. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending., 1540-1550
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.10738; Public Notes: The scholar's writing on the back correctly attribute the artist and the sitter, but no matching information on the repository can be found.
Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, This portrait is one of the numerous portraits of Cosimo de' Medici that came from Bronzino's workshop. This work models the copied format. The sitter's body is positioned toward the viewer's right, but his face is turned slightly toward the viewer's left, where his gaze points. His face is still young with some definition of wrinkles, and he has a goatee. He wears a silver breastplate with red trim ribbons at the collar and on the chestpieces. Only his right arm is visible and it rests atop the suit of armor's helmet. The sitter is positioned with a balcony opening out to his left side, on the viewer's right. In the distance the Florence cathedral is in sight, and other towers and buildings from the city. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending., 1540-1550
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.10737; Public Notes: The caption notes the artist and sitter, and also the page number or image number for this photograph's original location. In pencil "Sedelmeyer" is written, although no matching information was found.
Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, This portrait is one of the numerous portraits of Cosimo de' Medici that came from Bronzino's workshop. This work models the copied format. The sitter's body is positioned toward the viewer's right, but his face is turned slightly toward the viewer's left, where his gaze points. His face is still young with some definition of wrinkles, and he has a goatee. He wears a silver breastplate with red trim ribbons at the collar and on the chestpieces. Only his right arm is visible and it rests atop the suit of armor's helmet. This work shows a dark curtain in the background that slightly shifts the light source which comes from the viewer's left. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending., 1540-1550
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.10735; Public Notes:
Venus, Cupid, and a Satyre, The work shows three figures in an emotive, vibrant moment. The reclining figure Venus takes up the entire frame from head to toe. She is clothed in a small gown that covers her breasts and pubic area, but is positioned with her front out toward the viewer. She looks up and holds Cupid's bow behind her with a slightly bemused smile. The nude winged youthful Cupid tries to grab the bow from behind her. Both of them carry an arrow. A satyre joins the scene on the viewer's right, well-positioned to gaze at Venus's covered area, where his eyes are focused. He holds up a gesture of salutation, and holds a lute in his left hand. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending., 1550-1560
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.10732; Public Notes: The caption correctly notes the artist, title, and location.
Venus, Love, and Jealousy, The image focuses on the goddess Venus with Cupid beside her and two infants on her other side. The full portrait of the reclining Venus shows her nude. She looks off the viewer's left. Cupid is nude as well, and holds a bow pointing downward in his left hand while taking a new arrow with his right. Venus holds an arrow in the opposite direction of Cupid, toward one of the two small, nude children beside her on the left. They seem to be unaware of the situation. Though the figures seem to be in relaxed postures, the masks behind Cupid and at Venus's feet give indications of the many emotions within the scene, mostly that of jealousy and desire, shown by grimaces and pointed gazes. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending., 1540-1560
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.10731; Public Notes:
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