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DateMonday, December 23, 2013 at 12:20PM

Agnolo Bronzino - Adoration of the Shepherds - 1539-40 - Oil on wood, 65 x 47 cm - Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest (click photo for larger image)This exquisite gem of a painting displays the “extreme refinement of execution and luxury of materials characteristic of Florentine Mannerism, with 'disegno' (drawing), sculptural modeling of forms, and enamel-like finish apparent in every detail.” The glorious blue sky was painted in costly lapis lazuli, a pigment largely reserved for paintings devoted to the Madonna. Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572) (originally Agnolo di Cosimo) was the pupil and adopted son of the great first generation Mannerist, Jacopo Pontormo. The origin of the nickname “Bronzino” is uncertain, however it may have been based on the bronze nature of his complexion.

 

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