Title

Portrait of a Baby Boy, 1540-1549. Creator: Agnolo Bronzino.

Caption

Portrait of a Baby Boy, 1540-1549. The artist painted portraits of many members of the Medici family, and this picture may represent Duke Cosimo's and Eleonora da Toledo's son Garcia, born in 1547, or another son, Ferdinando, born in 1549. Wrapped in swaddling clothes, the baby recalls representations of the infant Jesus, revealing the pious intentions of the child's parents. Importance was given to the portrayal of children during the 16th century because of the high mortality rate.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23B16_172

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,6Mb (2,3Mb) / 12,8in x 16,5in / 3846 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

portrait Italy Italian people man boy boys child children toddler head arts painting country art clothes museum color dress hair Renaissance location century fair blonde image clothing studio shot dynasty APPAREL looking at camera one person head and shoulders curly hair mannerism oil Painting Colour Green Background medici off the shoulder 16th century sixteenth century Mannerist direct gaze portrait Medici Agnolo Bronzino Agnolo di Cosimi di Mariano Tori Angiolo Bronzino Oil on wood Agnolo di Cosimo Bronzino Agnolo Bronzino Angiolo House of Medici Walters Art Museum Heritage Art 1550s 1540s Garzia de' Medici Garzia de' clothing & dress fashion & clothing oil on wood (poplar) panel swaddling