{"product_id":"ritratto-di-cosimo-il-vecchio","title":"Portrait of Cosimo the Elder","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Pontormo painted him, Cosimo de' Medici had been dead for more than fifty years: this is the portrait of a man the painter had never seen.\u003c\/strong\u003e It comes printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe face lined with age stands out against the red of his robe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA portrait full of character for a study, a library or an entrance hall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for anyone who loves Florence and the history of the Medici.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCosimo the Elder was the banker who made the Medici the masters of Florence without ever taking a title. After his death in 1464, the city honoured him as Pater Patriae, father of the homeland. In 1519 the Medici had a pope, Leo X, and the portrait of the dynasty's founder went to a twenty-five-year-old painter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePontormo does not make a simple likeness: he experiments with the allegorical portrait. Beside Cosimo is a laurel branch with a scroll, “Uno avulso non deficit alter”, a line from Virgil meaning: when one is torn away, another is not lacking. The cut branch that sprouts again is the family that lives on. The panel is in the Uffizi and is on display at the exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a study, a library or an entrance hall: it is the gift for anyone who loves Florence, for those who work in banking or finance, for anyone who believes in things that last.\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":55627925455189,"sku":"KQULONDQRWMK3","price":190.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/ritratto-di-cosimo-il-vecchio-principale.jpg?v=1793711159","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/portrait-of-cosimo-the-elder-pontormo-print","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}