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Source Description
Bronzino served for several years as court painter to Cosimo I de' Medici (1519-1574), the wealthy and powerful grand duke of Tuscany. The artist painted portraits of many members of the Medici family, and this picture may represent Duke Cosimo's and Eleonora da Toledo's son Garcia, born in 1547, or another son, Ferdinando, born in 1549. Wrapped in swaddling clothes, the baby recalls representations of the infant Jesus, revealing the pious intentions of the child's parents. Importance was given to the portrayal of children during the 16th century because of the high mortality rate.This portrait shows Bronzino's elegant and relief-like style.For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 212, p. 328.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
40566
label
Portrait of a Baby Boy
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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40566
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a Baby Boy
description
Bronzino served for several years as court painter to Cosimo I de' Medici (1519-1574), the wealthy and powerful grand duke of Tuscany. The artist painted portraits of many members of the Medici family, and this picture may represent Duke Cosimo's and Eleonora da Toledo's son Garcia, born in 1547, or another son, Ferdinando, born in 1549. Wrapped in swaddling clothes, the baby recalls representations of the infant Jesus, revealing the pious intentions of the child's parents. Importance was given to the portrayal of children during the 16th century because of the high mortality rate.This portrait shows Bronzino's elegant and relief-like style.For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 212, p. 328.
provenance
Bernard Berenson, Settignano, Florence; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909-1922; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1540-1549 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
33.5
height
26
depth
3.3
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 13 3/16 x W: 10 1/4 x D: 1 5/16 in. (33.5 x 26 x 3.3 cm); Framed H: 16 7/8 x W: 19 9/16 x D: 2 5/8 in. (42.86 x 49.69 x 6.67 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on wood (poplar) panel
creator_ids
8184
8184
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
1980
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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