Agnolo BronzinoItalie, 1503–1572Saint John the Baptist
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Bronzino depicts Saint John the Baptist's muscular figure in a restricted space, his torso twisted to accommodate the panel’s vertical format which creates a series of strong diagonal accents, zigzagging the length of the painting. This artificial, serpentine pose marks Bronzino’s move away from naturalism toward a more abstract elongation of forms and more stylized figures, a shift which occurred in the 1540s. The long, vertical format of this work corresponds to its original function as part of a triptych altarpiece in the private chapel of Eleonora di Toledo in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Bronzino decorated the chapel between 1540 and 1565, as a celebration of the Medici dynasty.
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The larger, central panel of the original altarpiece (now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie, Besançon, France) depicted the *Lamentation*, which was flanked by the present painting on the left, and *Saint Cosmas* on the right (a fragment of which is today in a private collection). The saints were chosen by Bronzino for their relevance to the Medici—Saint John was the patron saint of Florence, while Saint Cosmas was the name saint of Eleonora's husband, Cosimo de' Medici.
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Dans la vie de Agnolo Bronzino
La vie entière1540–1555
Tapestry cartoons: the story of Joseph
Between 1540 and 1555 Bronzino prepares cartoons for the tapestry workshops of Florence, among them sixteen scenes from the story of the Old Testament patriarch Joseph for the Palazzo Vecchio, on which he works together with Francesco Salviati. Giovanni Rost and Nicolas Karcher based their own works on his designs.
from 1541
Poetry and the Florentine Academy
Educated and widely read, Bronzino knows Dante and Petrarch well, writes poetry, and from 1541 is a member of the Florentine Academy. The subject of some of his poems is his love for Pontormo and for Alessandro Allori.
1546–1547
A trip to Rome: encountering Michelangelo
During his stay in Rome in 1546–1547 Bronzino gets to know the work of Michelangelo and learns a great deal from it; he idolizes Michelangelo. The journey is sometimes dated to 1548.
