Artwork
Garzia or Giovanni de' Medici
Garzia or Giovanni de' Medici is an oil painting by the Mannerist artist Unknown. It dates from 1575 and is held in the collection of the National Galleries Scotland. A portrait of a youthful figure, rendered in oil paint, exemplifies the artistic style of the Renaissance.
About this work
Overview
A portrait of a youthful figure, rendered in oil paint, exemplifies the artistic style of the Renaissance.
Subject & Meaning
The subject, a boy with dark, curly hair, is attired in a red robe with white lace trim and holds a bow and arrow, suggesting a noble or aristocratic affiliation.
Technique & Style
The painting's dark background, subtly nuanced with a greenish hue on one side, and the detailed rendering of the subject's attire and accessories, are characteristic of Renaissance portraiture.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Portrait of a Boy, thought to be Giovanni de' Medici (1543-1562)
Johannes Andreas Huhn. Pandant: Zacharias Huhn
Zacharias Huhn. Pandant: Johannes Andreas Huhn
Portrait of a Boy as a Hunter, with a Bow and Arrow and a Dog
George Taylor II
Capul unui băiat necunoscut
Fetița cu pisica
Salvator mundi (în registrul inventar: Micul Isus)
Cap de copil