Portrait of Cosimo the Elder
Pontormo · 1519
Why it's great
Cosimo de' Medici the Elder was the banker who made his family the rulers of Florence, and he paid for libraries, churches and artists. Pontormo painted this portrait around 1519, 55 years after Cosimo died.
🏛️ Part of history
The Renaissance (1400–1600) — Cosimo de' Medici the Elder was the banker who made his family the rulers of Florence, and he paid for libraries, churches and artists.
Where to see it
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Jacopo Pontormo was an Italian painter born in the village of Pontorme near Empoli in 1494. He worked in Florence for the Medici and became a leading Mannerist, known for his elegant, twisting figures and bright, unusual colors. He died in Florence in 1557.
