Portrait of Cosimo the Elder
The laurel branch is a traditional Medici emblem.
Colors in this work
Details
- Artist
- Pontormo
- Date
- c. 1518–1520
- Medium
- panel; oil paint
- Holding institution
- Uffizi Gallery
- Palette
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Uffizi Gallery
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The title and catalog identify the sitter as Cosimo the Elder, while the image visibly presents a single human sitter in profile.
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Face Visual · 98%
The sitter’s face, especially the strongly modeled left-facing profile, is the principal focal point of the composition.
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Symbolic Composition Both · 98%
A laurel branch is clearly visible at the left, and the catalog identifies the laurel branch as a traditional Medici emblem.
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Text Visual · 97%
Legible letterforms appear on the curled scroll at left and on the wooden chair back behind the sitter.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 97%
Deep brown-black tones dominate the background and foliage, producing a predominantly dark tonal setting.
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Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 98%
The large red cap and robe form a strongly saturated, vivid color field against the dark background.
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Asymmetrical Visual · 94%
The figure and chair occupy the central and right portions of the panel, while the foliage and scroll form a distinct vertical element along the left edge.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil on Panel Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies panel and oil paint as the medium.
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the work as a painting executed in oil paint.
Time Periods
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16th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the painting to c. 1518–1520, placing it in the sixteenth century.
Source & rights
Pontormo. Google Arts & Culture — twGoy5ijJE6aLA
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 2,437 × 3,285 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed