Download hi-res imageTITLEPortrait of Andrea Doria as Neptune AUTHORBronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo) DATEc. 1545 - 6 OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIALOil on canvas DIMENSIONScm 149 x 199.5 INVENTORY1206 ROOMXXVII Work on display
Paolo Giovio commissioned this portrait from Bronzino for a museum that he was putting together in Borgovico, near Como, to house the “verae imagines” of illustrious men. Here Andrea Doria, an admiral who served under both Pope Clement VII and Emperor Charles V, is allegorically transformed into the sea god Neptune. He is shown naked beside a main-mast, his genitals concealed by the ship’s sail. He originally held an oar in his right hand but it was later changed to represent the sea god’s trident.
Download hi-res imageTITLEPortrait of Andrea Doria as Neptune AUTHORBronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo) DATEc. 1545 - 6 OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIALOil on canvas DIMENSIONScm 149 x 199.5 INVENTORY1206 ROOMXXVII Work on display
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