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Bronzino’s Poetics of Painting

Take a closer look at the Italian master painter Bronzino’s iconic portrait of the celebrated poet Laura Battiferri (1523–1589).
Keith Christiansen
21 min. watch

Join a Met expert for a closer look at the Italian master painter Bronzino’s iconic portrait of the celebrated poet Laura Battiferri (1523–1589).

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570.

Insider Insights and captioning are made possible by the Ruth Lapham Lloyd Trust.

Contributors

Keith Christiansen
John Pope-Hennessy Chairman, Department of European Paintings

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Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564), Daniele da Volterra Italian, Oil on wood
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564)
Attributed to Daniele da Volterra
probably ca. 1545
Laura Battiferri, Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano) Italian, Oil on panel
Returned to lender
Laura Battiferri
Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano)
ca. 1560