Portrait of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici in Armor, 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., 1543, Photographed in 1930

 Item — Box: 113
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s02-ss02-i5813

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Portrait of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici in Armor, 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.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.10734; Public Notes: The caption notes the repository is the Palazzo Riccardi, but this is scratched out and on the back the Uffizi is written. Numerous copies of this work exist and are found in different locations.

Dates

  • Creation: 1543
  • Creation: Photographed in 1930

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: armor; Medici family; portraits of men; Florence; Cosimo de' Medici; portraits; School: Florence; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 9.4; Image width (in.): 7.2in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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