Pontormo, Bronzino, And The Medici: The Transformation Of The Renaissance Portrait In Florence

Pontormo, Bronzino, And The Medici: The Transformation Of The Renaissance Portrait In Florence by Strehlke, Carl Brandon. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780876331811.

This book accompanies an exhibition of the same name held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art upon the completion of conservation of Jacopo Pontormos famous portrait of Duke Alessandro deMedici. Centering on Pontormos painting and Agnolo Bronzinos equally renowned depiction of another Medici duke, Cosimo I, the exhibition gathers from American and European collections nearly fifty sixteenth-century works that demonstrate the ways in which these artists changed the Renaissance portrait during a tumultuous period in Florences history." "In his catalogue entries, Carl Brandon Strehlke surveys the history and multifaceted significance of the Medici portraits and other paintings, drawings, coins, medals, books, and prints in the exhibition, offering a wealth of insights into these works and the Florentine men and women they portray." This fully illustrated volume also features Elizabeth Croppers "Pontormo and Bronzino in A Double Portrait," which explores the rich cultural and artistic background of these artists portraiture. An essay by Mark S. Tucker, Irma Passeri, Ken Sutherland, and Beth A. Price discusses findings from the recent conservation of Pontormos portrait of Alessandro. A genealogy of the Medici family, a glossary, and a bibliography complete this publication. --barnesandnoble.com