Portrait of Eleonora of Toledo
Agnolo Bronzino
1543. Oil on panel. 59 × 46 cm. National Gallery Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.A portrait of Eleonora of Toledo (1519–1562), Duchess of Florence and wife of Cosimo I de' Medici, by court painter Agnolo Bronzino. Executed in the Mannerist style, the painting is an exemplar of mid-16th-century court portraiture. Set against a deep blue background, the composition displays precise rendering of rich textiles, a pearl-embroidered partlet, and fine jewelry, combined with smooth, enamel-like skin tones.
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