Detail from the Portrait of Giovanni de' Medici as a Baby (Giovanni di Cosimo I), The portrait shows a smiling baby from the wait up; this image focuses only on the area from the baby's chest and up to the top of his head. This emphasizes the realistic quality of the eyes and extra weight on the baby's neck. The child's gaze is directed toward the viewer, and his body is only slightly turned toward the viewer's left. He wears a bright red frock with a gold embroidered collar, red pants, and wears a necklace around his neck with a shaped pendant on it. He holds a bird in his right hand. The dark background emphasizes the child and allows him to be the central focus. The records SC.MSS.088.FLOR.10739 and .10740 are from different sources, but are identical images of the same work; this is a detail from another different source, but of the same image. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending., c.1545

Item — Box: 113

Identifier: spc-mss0088-s02-ss02-i5820

Detail from the Portrait of Giovanni de' Medici as a Baby (Giovanni di Cosimo I), The portrait shows a smiling baby from the wait up; this image focuses only on the area from the baby's chest and up to the top of his head. This emphasizes the realistic quality of the eyes and extra weight on the baby's neck. The child's gaze is directed toward the viewer, and his body is only slightly turned toward the viewer's left. He wears a bright red frock with a gold embroidered collar, red pants, and wears a necklace around his neck with a shaped pendant on it. He holds a bird in his right hand. The dark background emphasizes the child and allows him to be the central focus. The records SC.MSS.088.FLOR.10739 and .10740 are from different sources, but are identical images of the same work; this is a detail from another different source, but of the same image. 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.10741; Public Notes:

Dates

Creation: c.1545

Creator

Agnolo Bronzino (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Subjects: heirlooms; Medici family; necklaces; birds; portraits of babies; portraits; babies; School: Florence; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings