Order type: EssaySubject: PaintingsAcademic level: UndergraduateStyle: Chicago
Research Project: EssayLength:1750wd
Mannerism in Italyset work: Bronzino, Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici in armour, 1540s, oil on poplar panel, 86.0 x 67.0mLink: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/78.1996/Question: Bronzino’s portrait depicts Cosimo I de Medici, the ruler of Florence. How does this work reveal the value of the portrait object in sixteenth-century Florence? Why is the commissioning of this portrait an important undertaking for its patron? Make a close visual analysis of the set work to develop an argument in response to these questions, limiting your discussion to two key works, the Cosimo portrait and another work of your choosing.The other painting of my choice is Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.Marking criteria is based on Research materials, argument, visual analysis, structure, independence of ideas, writing style and referencing.
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