Giuliano & Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo Piero di Cosimo (1462–1522)

Giuliano & Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo Piero di Cosimo (1462–1522)

SK-C-1368

In these pendant portraits, the Florentine architect Giuliano da Sangallo is portrayed with his recently deceased father Francesco, who was a musician as well as an architect. These two panels are among the earliest examples of portraits in which the sitter’s vocation is central. The quill and compass denote architecture, the sheet of notes refers to music: both arts are based on harmony and proportion.

K. Jonckheere, '"When the cabinet from Het Loo was sold": the auction of William III's collection of paintings, 26 July 1713', Simiolus 31 (2004-2005), nr. 3, p. 212, afb. 35.

painter: Piero di Cosimo, Florence

1482 - 1485

olieverf op paneel

height 47.5 cm x width 33.5 cm

On loan from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis

Public domain

• K. Jonckheere, '"When the cabinet from Het Loo was sold": the auction of William III's collection of paintings, 26 July 1713', Simiolus 31 (2004-2005), nr. 3, p. 212, afb. 35.
• C. von Fabriczy, 'Giuliano da Sangallo', Jahrbuch der Königlich Preussischen Kunstsammlungen (Beiheft zum 32 Band (1902).
• 'Portretpendanten van Piero di Cosimo : gerestaureerd en opnieuw ingelijst', in: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Jaarverslag 2007, Amsterdam 2008, p. 44-45.
• Inzoomer object op zaal, 2013 (Nederlands/English).

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200107876