Italian portraits through classic paintings

[Ulla]

- Portrait of Monna Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.

Monna Lisa was a Florentine noble (full name was Lisa Gherardini, member of a well-known Tuscan family).




- Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Cecilia Gallerani was a Milanese courtisan of Tuscan origin (Gallerani family was from Siena moved to Milan for political reason, I guess).




- Portrait of Lucrezia Pucci Panciatichi by Agnolo Brozino

Lucrezia Panciatichi was the wife of Florentine Bartolomeo Panciatichi. Her birth name was Lucrezia Pucci, member of another well-known Florentine family.

[Ulla]

Portrait of Bartolomeo Panciatichi by Agnolo Bronzino.

Bartolomeo Panciatichi was a Florentine noble, his family was from Pistoia, Tuscany. He was the husband of Lucrezia Pucci, known as Lucrezia Panciatichi.




- Portrait of Ludovico Capponi by Agnolo Bronzino.
Ludovico Bronzino was a Florentine banker member of a well-known Tuscan Family.




- Portrait of Bindo Altoviti by Raffaello Sanzio.
Bindo Altoviti was a Banker born in Rome but member of a well-known Florentine family, the Altoviti.

[Ctwentysevenj]

What a great skill and talent these artist had, and think these were painted hundreds of years ago.

[Ulla]

What skill and talent these artist had, and think these were painted hundreds of years ago.

Around XVI century AD, so 500 years ago. But some fo these paintings are even older, XV century AD.

[Ctwentysevenj]

Around XVI century AD, so 500 years ago.

The great detail in these paintings. It is quite amazing. Actually in Melbourne, Australia they displaying Italian paintings from that period from the Spanish court at the National Gallery now. They make a big deal about Australian aboriginal painting, but cannot compare aboriginal painting to the above paintings. The aboriginal painting is like baby painting compare to those Italian masters.

[Ianus]

Portrait of Laura Buttiferri

[Ulla]

Portrait of Laura Buttiferri

Laura Battiferri (or Buttiferri) was born in Urbino, Marche, Italy, on 1523. She was a poet during the Renaissance. Her second husband was the Florentine sculptor Bartolomeo Ammanati.

[Ulla]

Members of a powerful family from Urbino, Marche, Central Italy, but with roots also in Romagna, Umbria, Lombardy and Tuscany.

- Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro (1465-1472 circa) by Tuscan painter Piero della Francesca.
Federico da Montefeltro was husband of Battista Sforza and father of Guidobaldo da Montefeltro.



- Portrait of Battista Sforza (1472 circa) by Tuscan painter Piero della Francesca.
Battista Sforza was wife of Federico da Montefeltro and mother of Guidobaldo da Montefeltro.



- Portrait of Guidobaldo da Montefeltro (dated 1506) by Urbinate painter Raffaello Sanzio.
Guidobaldo da Montefeltro was son of Federico and Battista.

[Ulla]

The great detail in these paintings. It is quite amazing. Actually in Melbourne, Australia they displaying Italian paintings from that period from the Spanish court at the National Gallery now. They make a big deal about Australian aboriginal painting, but cannot compare aboriginal painting to the above paintings. The aboriginal painting is like baby painting compare to those Italian masters.

Renaissance was one of the best period of our history. Many Italians have forgotten what we were able to do.

[Ulla]

Members of the powerful family Sforza, Lords of Milan, Lombardy, but with roots in Romagna.

- Galeazzo Maria Sforza, father of Caterina Sforza, painting by Florentine Piero del Pollaiolo



- Lucrezia Landriani, mother of Caterina Sforza. Landriani was a noble family from Milan, Lombardy, Northern Italy. Painting by Venetian Domenico Veneziano (Domenico di Bartolomeo)



- Caterina Sforza, daughter of Gian Galeazzo and Lucrezia. Painting by Florentine Lorenzo di Credi