Portrait of Cosimo the Elder
Pontormo · 1510
Why it's great
An old man in a red hat holds a sprig of laurel, with a serious look. Pontormo painted Cosimo de' Medici the Elder, the founder of the Medici family's power, around 1518 for his descendants.
Where to see it
📍 Uffizi GalleryFlorence, Italy
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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.
