This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the yale university art gallerys complete or current knowledge about the object. Portrait of a young man by bronzino, preserved in the metropolitan museum of art, is considered one of the artists most arresting paintings. Actor, director, musician and bona fide national treasure simon callow chooses a haunting portrait by an italian master. Bronzino portrait of a young man with a book roshani chokshi books in order, portrait of a young man with a book may refer to these paintings. There, i saw the painting portrait of a young man, by bronzino. Agnolo bronzino florence 15031572, portrait of a young.
Eventually i went to the second floor and into european art, section 608. Portrait of a young man wit h a book, by bronzino, c. Although the sitter cannot be identified, he is likely a member of bronzinos close circle of literary friends. Portrait of a young man, bronzino c155055 culture the guardian. Portrait of a young man with a book bronzino wikipedia. Bronzinos first biographer, giorgio vasari, singled out his portraits of florentine citizens and the medici family. Bronzino agnolo portrait of a young man with a book. Media in category portrait of a young man with a book agnolo bronzino metropolitan museum of art. Influenced, like many other artists of his generation, by michelangelo, bronzino is classed as a mannerist. Portrait of a young man with book agnolo bronzino 1538. During the mets recent drawings of bronzino show, historians using xray imaging determined that bronzino redrew and repainted the head extensively at some later date. I was immediately drawn to the painting because even from a distance it looked very detailed and well preserved. Bronzino and the mannerist portrait video khan academy.
Hall, international cochairman of old master paintings, discusses agnolo bronzinos portrait of a young man with a book. Bronzino has delineated a sophisticated visual identity for his sitter. Portrait of a young man with a book is an artwork on useum. An introduction to a portrait of the artist as a young man.
However, each of these theories is in some way problematic, and the young man s identity currently remains a mystery. It is also notable for the sitters mishandling a book by. Andrea doria, bronzino c153233 or after 1545 culture. It is a first class book with a comprehensive and rewarding explanation of all the paintings, together with a history of the artist.
Portrait of a young man with a book yale university art. In other portraits by bronzino the accessories and costumes of. The old masters market is restoring its image to make it sexy. Simon callow on why he chose portrait of a young man with a book by bronzino i have been haunted by bronzino s work since my adolescence, above all by the portraits, of which this, of an unknown young man, is among the very finest. Hall, international cochairman of old master paintings, discusses agnolo bronzino s portrait of a young man with a book. Pontormo is thought to have introduced a portrait of bronzino as a child seated on a step into one of his series on joseph in egypt now in the national gallery, london. Portrait of a young man by agnolo bronzino paintingplanet.
The portrait is of a young man standing between a table and a chair, holding a book. Typical of bronzino are the extremely refined execution and graceful silhouette of his portrait of a young man, in which the book, costume, and affected pose of the subject highlight his learning and social status. Portrait of a young man by bronzino, agnolo bronzino agnolo di cosimo di mariano italian. A clue may lie in the sculpture of the god bacchus which is revealed behind the pink curtain. Yet in this portrait of a young man with a book there are other elements which are unknown in pontormos work and which point us in the direction of his most famous pupil, agnolo bronzino, whose style, giorgio vasari tells us, was not easy to distinguish from that of jacopo pontormo in the years when master and pupil were working together on the evangelist tondi for the capponi. Portrait of a young man 1530s metropolitan museum of art.
Agnolo bronzinos portrait of a young man with a book. Bronzino s paintings are full of beauty, power, style. National gallery of art, washington dc washington, dc, united states. Agnolo bronzinos portrait of a young man with book 15351540 will be hand painted by our professional and experienced artist on real artists canvas in the traditional way the real artist would paint. Free visual analysis portrait of a young man by bronzino. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at best visual art database. The portrait of a young man hangs in new yorks metropolitan museum of art and your correspondent visits this picture regularly. Bronzino did very well with the detail in this painting. A copy of agnolo bronzino, portrait of a young man or. Portrait of a young man with book was created in c. It likely depicts a literary friend of the artist holding open a. For more information about this painting, including a technical study of the changes bronzino made to the painting. The artist was himself a poet, delighting as much in the beauty of language as he did in the witty and fanciful details of his paintings.
Bronzino paints a portrait of an elegant young man. Around his waist he has a vivid blue belt, with gold tassels that match his hat. This portraitamong bronzino s most arrestingwas painted in the 1530s. From christies old masters, agnolo bronzino, portrait of a young man with a book, oil on panel, 94. The identity of this arrogant young man is unknown, but he must have belonged. All bronzino paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. View portrait of a young man with a book by agnolo bronzino.
The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15. Agnolo di cosimo called bronzino was the leading painter of mid16thcentury florence. According to vasari he is the boy on the steps in his teacher pontormos joseph with jacob in egypt, also in the national gallery. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Just like in the last painting we had a book that was. A copy of agnolo bronzino, portrait of a young man or portrait of a young man with a book, original was painted in the 1530s. Portrait of guidubaldo della rovere agnolo bronzino 1532. Portrait of a young man bronzino agnolo di cosimo di.
Bronzino agnolo di cosimo di mariano italian the identity of this arrogant young man is unknown, but he must have belonged to bronzinos close circle of literary. Bronzino paints a portrait of an elegant young man mishandling a. The old masters market is restoring its image artnet news. Bronzino s first biographer, giorgio vasari, singled out his portraits of florentine citizens and the medici family read more. Portrait of a young man with a book bronzino, by bronzino, c. Bronzino portrait of a young man, oil on panel, 1530s metropolitan museum of art and bronzino, lodovico capponi, oil on panel, 155055 frick collection speakers. Agnolo bronzino a young woman and her little boy ca. Portrait of young sculptor sometimes known as the amateur of sculpture portrait of young sculptor sometimes known as the amateur of sculpture. According to his contemporary vasari, bronzino was a pupil first of raffaellino del garbo, and then of pontormo, to whom he was apprenticed at 14. He has on a black doublet with a white shirt underneath. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Bronzino artist and poet at the court of the medici is the catalogue of the exhibition which was held at palazzo strozzi in florence. The portrait of a young man by angolo bronzino recreates he ideal man. A portrait of the artist as a young man the first complete novel by james joyce, whose main character stephen dedalus will pass to the next grandiose book of joyce ulysses. The selfpossessed aloofness of the sitter and the austere elegance of the palace interior are hallmarks of the courtly style of portraiture he created for medicean florence. This arresting portrait of a young man with a book constitutes a remarkable new addition to the oeuvre of agnolo bronzino, considered one of the greatest portrait painters of the italian renaissance. Portrait of a young man 1530s bronzino agnolo di cosimo di mariano italian the identity of this arrogant young man is unknown, but he must have belonged to bronzino s close circle of literary friends in florence and probably holds a book of poetry. Media in category portrait of a young man with a book agnolo bronzino metropolitan museum of art the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. The book held by the sitter in the portrait, the fanciful table. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. The metropolitan museum of art new york city, united states. The young man holds a book in his hand, symbolizing not only his education. Bronzino was the principal portraitist to the court, and one wonders how much his own coldly idealized, polished style of painting may, itself, have contributed to the taste for the marblehard perfection and chilly hauteur of his models. Agnolo bronzino portrait of a young man with a book artsy. Bronzino agnolo di cosimo di mariano portrait of a young man.
It is also notable for the sitters mishandling a book by wedging his finger in the volume while holding it tightly closed. Portrait of a young man with a book agnolo bronzino. Here dr katherine mullin examines joyces portrayal of artistic expression, sexual transgression, and the repressive forces of culture and church. A portrait of the artist as a young man analysis a portrait of the artist as a young man an autobiographical novel, reworked from a text called hero stephen. Agnolo bronzino painting, portrait of young man with a book 2. He displays confidence, and his posture displays a no nonsense attitude ideal for a man in the renaissance. Portrait of a young man by bronzino, agnolo web gallery of art. Portrait of a young man with a book lotto, by lorenzo lotto, c. I think this is just a copy or print of agnolo bronzino portrait of a young man with a book. The young man in this portrait is not a soft individual. Bronzino painting to be auctioned at christies the new.
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