Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman by Agnolo Bronzino: Bronzino was court painter to Cosimo I de’Medici, the Duke of Florence.

What to notice

In Portrait of a Woman, start with classical, figurative, complex. Then look closely at this museum-described detail: Though the woman cannot be definitively identified, she was likely affiliated with the Medici court.

Discover

Bronzino was court painter to Cosimo I de’Medici, the Duke of Florence. Though the woman cannot be definitively identified, she was likely affiliated with the Medici court. As in most of the portraits in this gallery, Bronzino emphasizes wealth, status, and courtly refinement above personality or individualized expression.