Portrait of Giuliano de Medici by Michelangelo
The (idealised!) Portrait of Giuliano de Medici (1479-1516) - a marble sculpture by Michelangelo, dating to 1526-1534. Part of the decorative scheme of the Medici Chapel in San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy. The work, inserted in a niche, shows the young duke seated, dressed like an ancient Roman general and in an attitude of pride, as noted by Vasari, as opposed to the melancholic Lorenzo
Picture No
13336240
Media ID
45758316
Size
3336px x 5226px
(3.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1530
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1520s 1530s Benefactors Firenze Giuliano Idealised Lorenzo Medici Michelangelo Scheme
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