Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Portrait of Eleonora of Toledo with her son Giovanni
Alternate Title:
ritratto di Eleonora di Toledo col figlio Giovanni de' Medici
Image View:
Detail, of the child, Giovanni de' Medici
Creator:
Agnolo Bronzino (Italian painter, 1503-1572)
Location:
repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no. 748
Location Note:
Piazzale degli Uffizi
GPS:
43.7684 11.2556
Date:
1545 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Sixteenth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on wood panel
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
115 cm (height) x 96 cm (width)
Subjects:
portrait; rulers and leaders; Medici family; mother and child; costume
Description:
Bronzino first received Medici patronage in 1539, when he was one of the many artists chosen to execute the elaborate decorations for the wedding of Cosimo I de' Medici (1519-1574) to Eleonora di Toledo (1522-1562), daughter of the Viceroy of Naples. This work is considered the first state portrait to depict a ruler's wife with his heir. The picture was intended to demonstrate the wealth, domesticity and continuity of the Medici. Eleonora had eleven children; two of her sons became grand dukes, although Giovanni did not survive to adulthood. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-BRONZINO-UG-PET- A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Portrait of Eleonora of Toledo with her son Giovanni