Italian Renaissance

Sandro Botticelli: Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate

Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate: Sandro Botticelli

Florentine artist Sandro Botticelli painted Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate around 1500, late in his career at age 55. It depicts the Virgin Mary and her infant son Jesus Christ. Christ holds in his right hand a pomegranate, a symbol of resurrection or rebirth. The painting, originally thought to be a copy by a …

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Giovanni Bellini: Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan

Giovanni Bellini: Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan

This is a Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan, a sixteenth-century ruler of republican Venice which was completed in 1501 by Italian renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini. He is presented in ceremonial dress in an official capacity of power – however Loredan does not wear a crown as he is not royalty. His power is indicated by …

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Sandro Botticelli: Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Medallion

Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Medallion: Sandro Botticelli

Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Medallion is a 1475 portrait painting by High Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli. It is located in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. Analysis of Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Medallion The identity of the sitter in Sandro Botticelli’s 1475 Portrait of a Young Man Holding a …

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Bronzino: Portrait of a Man Holding a Statuette

Portrait of a Man Holding a Statuette: Bronzino

This Mannerist portrait of a man holding a statuette was painted by Bronzino in an unknown year. Born and trained in Florence, Agnolo di Cosimo, widely known as ‘Bronzino’, received his first Medici commissions as a young man and cemented his reputation as a talented portraitist, ultimately becoming a court painter to the Duke. Following …

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