{"product_id":"maria-salviati-con-giulia-de-medici","title":"Maria Salviati with Giulia de' Medici","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the nineteenth century the little girl Maria Salviati holds by the hand was painted over, apparently so that the picture could be sold as the portrait of a woman alone, and she reappeared during the cleaning of 1937.\u003c\/strong\u003e It comes printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA woman dressed in mourning, with a pale veil on her head, holding a little girl by the hand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn intimate portrait that brings warmth to a study or a bookcase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for anyone who loves family portraits and the stories of the Medici.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Salviati, mother of the future Grand Duke Cosimo I, is still in mourning for her husband, Giovanni delle Bande Nere. Pontormo portrayed her around 1539, with very long fingers that the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, where the painting is kept, calls impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the museum, the little girl is almost certainly Giulia, daughter of Duke Alessandro de' Medici, entrusted to Maria after her father's murder, and this may be the first official portrait of a child of African descent in European art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1612 a Riccardi inventory already recorded it as the portrait “of Signora Donna Maria Medici with a little girl by the hand”; in 1897 it passed as a work by Sebastiano del Piombo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a living room it looks good on its own or next to the portrait of Giulia's father, which you will find in the shop. It makes a lovely gift for a godfather or a godmother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique quality material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint on handmade Amalfi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame\u003c\/strong\u003e: dark brown with a gold fillet, handmade, with glass\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trizio Editore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55637536833877,"sku":"CJOMJJWVO5RV8","price":190.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/maria-salviati-con-giulia-de-medici-principale.jpg?v=1793713670","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/maria-salviati-con-giulia-de-medici","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}