Ghirlandaio, Domenico (1448-1494) Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni 1489–1490 Mixed media on panel, 77 x 49 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This superb panel is a fine example of fifteenth-century Florentine portraiture. Artists of the time followed classical dictates: body proportions were idealised while…
(1468–1488) Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni Giovanna degli Albizzi in Art: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Venere e le tre Grazie offrono doni c.1483–1485 Musée du Louvre, Paris Ghirlandaio, Domenico (1448-1494) Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni 1489–1490 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Born December 18…
(1519–1574) Duke of Florence (1537–1569) Grand Duke of Tuscany (1569–1574) Cosimo I de’ Medici in Art: Bronzino (1503-1572) Ritratto di Cosimo I de’ Medici 1537 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Bronzino (1503-1572) Cosimo I de’ Medici in armatura c.1545 Art Gallery of New South…