Join Keith Christiansen, the John Pope-Hennessy Chairman of the Department of European Paintings, and guest curator Carlo Falciani, Professor of Art History at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, for a tour of The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570. This stunning exhibition features over ninety works in a wide range of mediums, from paintings, sculptural busts, medals, and carved gemstones to drawings, etchings, manuscripts, and armor. Included are works by the period’s most celebrated artists, from Raphael, Jacopo Pontormo, and Rosso Fiorentino to Benvenuto Cellini, Agnolo Bronzino, and Francesco Salviati.
A Virtual Tour of The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570
This stunning exhibition features over 90 works portraying Medicean Florence’s elite painted by the period’s most celebrated artists, from Raphael to Agnolo Bronzino.
Keith Christiansen and Carlo Falciani
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Keith Christiansen
John Pope-Hennessy Chairman, Department of European PaintingsCarlo Falciani
Professor of Art History at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence
John Pope-Hennessy Chairman, Department of European PaintingsCarlo Falciani
Professor of Art History at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence
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