Cosimo I de' Medici
Bust
1545-1575 (made)
1545-1575 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The bust is a small variant after a marble in the Museu Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, which probably dates to about 1544. Bronze busts of Cosimo after models by Bandinelli are known to have been cast in 1545, but this may be a later version. Bandinelli was a leading Florentine sculptor, and received several commissions from the Medici family. Cosimo I became Grand-Duke of Tuscany in 1569.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cosimo I de' Medici (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Bust, bronze, Cosimo de' Medici, after Baccio Bandinelli (1493-1560), Italian (Florence), 1545-75 |
| Physical description | Bust of Cosimo, bare-headed and dressed in armour draped with a mantle, facing slightly to the right. |
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| Object history | Bought from Mr. A. Spero, for £300, in 1953. Historical significance: The bust is a small variant after a marble in the Museo del Bargello, Florence, which probably dates to about 1544. Bronze busts of Cosimo after models by Bandinelli are known to have been cast in 1545, but this may be a later version. |
| Production | After Baccio Bandinelli |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The bust is a small variant after a marble in the Museu Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, which probably dates to about 1544. Bronze busts of Cosimo after models by Bandinelli are known to have been cast in 1545, but this may be a later version. Bandinelli was a leading Florentine sculptor, and received several commissions from the Medici family. Cosimo I became Grand-Duke of Tuscany in 1569. |
| Bibliographic reference | Heikamp, Detlef. "In margine alla 'Vita di Baccio Bandinelli' del Vasari", in: Paragone. Arte, 17.1966,191, p. 51-62 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.60-1953 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2004 |
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