Portrait of Ugolino Martelli
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The Portrait of Ugolino Martelli is a painting by the Italian artist Agnolo di Cosimo
, known as Bronzino, executed before 1537. It is housed in the Staatliche Museen of Berlin
, Germany
. The work is signed BRONZO FIORENTINO.
Ugolino Martelli was a Florentine
aristocrat, a humanist and a linguist, whose palace can be seen in the background of the picture. The sculpture is a David of the family's collection, which was attributed at the time to Donatello
, while it is now ascribed to Antonio
or Bernardo Rossellino
. The David was a traditional symbol of the Florentine freedom, and could be an allusion to Martelli adherence to the city's Republican party.
On the scholar's worktable a copy of the Iliad can be seen, while with the other hand he holds a work by Pietro Bembo
.
Another portrait of Ugolino Martelli is housed in the National Gallery of Art
in Washington D.C.. It is attributed to Pontormo
.
Agnolo di Cosimo
Agnolo di Cosimo , usually known as Il Bronzino, or Agnolo Bronzino , was an Italian Mannerist painter from Florence...
, known as Bronzino, executed before 1537. It is housed in the Staatliche Museen of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The work is signed BRONZO FIORENTINO.
Ugolino Martelli was a Florentine
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
aristocrat, a humanist and a linguist, whose palace can be seen in the background of the picture. The sculpture is a David of the family's collection, which was attributed at the time to Donatello
Donatello
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi , also known as Donatello, was an early Renaissance Italian artist and sculptor from Florence...
, while it is now ascribed to Antonio
Antonio Rossellino
Antonio Gamberelli , nicknamed Antonio Rossellino for the colour of his hair, was an Italian sculptor. His older brother, from whom he received his formal training, was the painter Bernardo Rossellino....
or Bernardo Rossellino
Bernardo Rossellino
Bernardo di Matteo del Borra Gamberelli , better known as Bernardo Rossellino, was an Italian sculptor and architect, the elder brother of the sculptor Antonio Rossellino...
. The David was a traditional symbol of the Florentine freedom, and could be an allusion to Martelli adherence to the city's Republican party.
On the scholar's worktable a copy of the Iliad can be seen, while with the other hand he holds a work by Pietro Bembo
Pietro Bembo
Pietro Bembo was an Italian scholar, poet, literary theorist, and cardinal. He was an influential figure in the development of the Italian language, specifically Tuscan, as a literary medium, and his writings assisted in the 16th-century revival of interest in the works of Petrarch...
.
Another portrait of Ugolino Martelli is housed in the National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden is a national art museum, located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, in Washington, DC...
in Washington D.C.. It is attributed to Pontormo
Pontormo
Jacopo Carucci , usually known as Jacopo da Pontormo, Jacopo Pontormo or simply Pontormo, was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine school. His work represents a profound stylistic shift from the calm perspectival regularity that characterized the art of the Florentine...
.