Bronzino and the Medici Court

An exploration of the creation and meaning of Agnolo Bronzino's 1537 portrait of Cosimo de'Medici, where Cosimo is shown as Orpheus, the mythological musician. This painting is at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A high resolution picture of the painting is available from the museum: philamuseum.or...
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[@carolhauptfuhrer2866]

Really loved your presentation that included such interesting background info & additional Bronzino portraits. Bravo! Looking forward to your next one!

[@annbobes2040]

Charming way of explaining the painting and possible intentions behind its commissioning. More of these videos, please!

[@volser1923]

Very interesting and well done. Both enjoyable and interesting. Looking forward to more in the future.

[@jackjohannes4483]

Great job, perking our curiosity

[@Liz-gr6tz]

Thank you for the informative interpretation! I couldn't help but notice something that was similar in Botticelli's Birth of Venus. Taking the PG audience into account, I'm thinking that the top of the instrument in his left hand looks like something that correlates with what he's holding in his right hand. As for the Botticelli painting, I've always wondered why the woman on the far right has something in her right hand that looks similar. Could that be a clue as well?

[@johnimmerwahr1194]

Yup. I entirely agree with your interpretation of the Bronzino painting.