Bust of Cosimo I de' Medici

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The Bust of Cosimo I de' Medici is a renowned Mannerist bronze portrait sculpture of the Duke of Florence by Italian artist Benvenuto Cellini.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mannerist artwork
bronze sculpture
portrait sculpture
sculpture
artForm bronze casting
artHistoricalContext Florentine ducal propaganda
artisticStyle Mannerist style
artMovement Mannerism NERFINISHED
collection Museo Nazionale del Bargello NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Benvenuto Cellini NERFINISHED
depicts Cosimo I de' Medici NERFINISHED
Duke of Florence NERFINISHED
depictsClothing military armor
depictsHeadgear no helmet
depictsSex male
genre Mannerism NERFINISHED
court portrait
portrait
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Medici power in Florence
hasInfluenced later Medici portraiture
hasPart armor cuirass
bust-length figure
imageSubjectMemberOf House of Medici NERFINISHED
imageSubjectOccupation Duke of Florence NERFINISHED
inception 1545
languageOfTitle Italian
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Florence NERFINISHED
Tuscany NERFINISHED
locatedInTheCountry Italy NERFINISHED
location Bargello National Museum NERFINISHED
madeFor Cosimo I de' Medici NERFINISHED
madeIn Florence NERFINISHED
materialUsed bronze
movement Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED
notableWorkOf Benvenuto Cellini NERFINISHED
originalLanguageOfWork Italian
period 16th century
significantCollection Museo Nazionale del Bargello NERFINISHED
significantEvent celebration of Cosimo I’s rule in Florence
significantFigure Cosimo I de' Medici NERFINISHED
significantType Renaissance bronze bust
subjectPosition frontal
title Busto di Cosimo I de' Medici NERFINISHED
typeOfRepresentation idealized portrait
use commemorative artwork

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Benvenuto Cellini notableWork Bust of Cosimo I de' Medici