Bronzino’s Mannerist masterpiece from the 1530s shows a young aristocrat in cool, enamel-like precision. Sculptural poise, polished surfaces, and symbolic objects speak to Florentine court culture at its most refined.
Bronzino (1503–1572) was a leading Florentine Mannerist painter at the court of Cosimo I de’ Medici, famed for icy elegance and virtuoso portraiture.
