Keywords: Workshop of Agnolo Bronzino - Portrait of a Baby Boy - Walters 37451.jpg Bronzino served for several years as court painter to Cosimo I de' Medici 1519-1574 the wealthy and powerful grand duke of Tuscany The artist painted portraits of many members of the Medici family and this picture may represent Duke Cosimo's and Eleonora da Toledo's son Garcia born in 1547 or another son Ferdinando born in 1549 Wrapped in swaddling clothes the baby recalls representations of the infant Jesus revealing the pious intentions of the child's parents Importance was given to the portrayal of children during the 16th century because of the high mortality rate This portrait shows Bronzino's elegant and relief-like style Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 212 328 between 1540 1549 Renaissance Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 33 5 26 3 3 ; Framed cm 42 86 49 69 6 67 accession number 37 451 40566 Bernard Berenson Settignano date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1909-1922 by purchase from Berenson Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1909-1922 Art and Love in Renaissance Italy Kimbell Art Museum Fort Worth; The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 2008-2009 place of origin Florence Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Renaissance portrait paintings in the Walters Art Museum Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Workshop of Agnolo Bronzino Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |