Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510)
Giuliano de’ Medici
1478
Tempera on poplar, 57.1 x 38.4 cm
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Attributed to Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)
Giuliano de’ Medici, the younger brother of Lorenzo the Magnifico, was murdered in Florence Cathedral in 1478 at the age of 25 during the conspiracy of the Pazzi family, who were competing with the Medici. Other versions of the portrait have been preserved, for example, in Bergamo (Accademia Carrara) and Washington (National Gallery of Art). (Gemäldegalerie)
Compare:
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510)
Giuliano de’ Medici
c.1478–1480
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510)
Ritratto di Giuliano de’ Medici
c.1478–1480
Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
See also:
• Giuliano de’ Medici (1453-1478)