Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici as Orpheus

Bronzino, Agnolo (1503-1572)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1537-1539
Height:
93.7 cm  (36 7/8 in.)
Width:
76.4 cm  (30 1/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on panel
Place of creation:
Italia

    Item location

  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
    [Museum inv. no.: 1950-86-1]Gift of Mrs. John Wintersteen, 1950

Description

Duke Cosimo I de' Medici is depicted as Orpheus with a lira da braccio and its bow.

People as subjects

Medici, Cosimo I, de' (1519-1574)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lira da braccio [3181]

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RIdIM record id

3327