Giuliano de' Medici
by Sandro Botticelli, 1478
StyleRenaissance
Artwork Details
Details
- Year
- 1478
- Medium
- Tempera on panel
- Size
- 75.6 × 52.6 cm (29.8 × 20.7 in)
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Sandro Botticelli painted this posthumous portrait of Giuliano de' Medici after the young prince was murdered in the Pazzi Conspiracy of 1478. Giuliano and his brother Lorenzo were attacked during Mass in Florence Cathedral; Giuliano died, but Lorenzo escaped.
Botticelli shows Giuliano with half-closed eyes and a melancholic expression, perhaps suggesting his death. The partially open door behind him may symbolize his passage from life. The portrait commemorates a fallen Medici prince and Botticelli's own patron.
Several versions of this portrait exist, painted by Botticelli and his workshop. This one, at the National Gallery of Art, is considered among the finest.
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About Giuliano de' Medici
This Renaissance portrait is at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
Giuliano was the younger brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent. He was murdered in 1478 during the Pazzi Conspiracy, an assassination attempt in Florence Cathedral.
Botticelli painted this after Giuliano's death. The half-closed eyes and sorrowful expression may memorialize the murdered prince, with the open door symbolizing his departure from life.
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