Eleonora of Toledo with Her Son Giovanni
c. 1545 · Oil on panel · Uffizi Gallery, Florence
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About this work
- Artist
- Agnolo Bronzino (1503–1572)
- Year
- c. 1545
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Original size
- 115 × 96 cm
- Collection
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence
- Movement
- Renaissance
Eleonora of Toledo, Duchess of Florence, sits upright against a deep ultramarine sky over a hazy landscape, one hand on the shoulder of her small son Giovanni, who stands beside her in blue satin. Her gown, a white and gold brocaded silk with a bold black arabesque and pomegranate pattern, is rendered thread by thread, with a net of pearls over her hair, pearl necklaces and a gold girdle. Eleonora, the daughter of the Spanish viceroy of Naples, married Cosimo I de' Medici in 1539 and became Bronzino's leading patron with her husband. Bronzino painted the portrait in Florence in about 1545, as court painter. It is the first known state-commissioned portrait to include the ruler's heir, and the child and the pomegranate, an emblem of fertility, stress her role in securing the dynasty, while the costly fabric advertised the Florentine silk industry Cosimo promoted. Giovanni, born in 1543, became a cardinal and died young in 1562. The portrait hangs in the Uffizi, Florence.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A duchess in black and gold brocade with her small son in blue against intense ultramarine, cool and formal, for a living room, dining room or hallway at 24×36 in black. A navy, warm white or stone wall; it pairs with Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Renaissance painting
- Era
- 16th century (c. 1545)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- intimate
- Rooms
- living room, dining room, hallway or entryway, dorm room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
