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Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli

After Baccio Bandinelli Italian
Sitter Baccio Bandinelli Italian
ca. 1544–47
Not on view
Self-proclaimed rival of Michelangelo and arrogant antagonist of many of his fellow artists, the Florentine sculptor Baccio Bandinelli is here portrayed in his handsomely outfitted studio, surrounded by works from his hand and proudly sporting the shell and cross insignia of the chivalric Order of St. James. Presumably made at the artist's beheast, this consummate masterpiece of self-promotion thus celebrates both the knighted Bandinelli's high social status and the nobility of his profession.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli
  • Artist: Niccolò della Casa (French, active Italy, ca. 1543–48)
  • Artist: After Baccio Bandinelli (Italian, Gaiole in Chianti 1493–1560 Florence)
  • Sitter: Baccio Bandinelli (Italian, Gaiole in Chianti 1493–1560 Florence)
  • Date: ca. 1544–47
  • Medium: Engraving; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 11 9/16 × 8 11/16 in. (29.4 × 22 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.25.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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