Bronzino, Portrait of Eleonora of Toledo with her son Giovanni

A  pastoral landscapes with figures.

B  large paintings illustrating biblical scenes.

C  portraits that revealed the authentic individual.

D  riddles and visual poetry.

A  This painting shows the warmth and closeness between the mother and her child.
The sense of aloofness we see here was prized in Mannerist painting.
Bronzino painted exactly what he saw without idealizing or stylizing the figures.

B  This Mannerist portrait is of Cosimo I de’Medici’s wife and their young son.
The sense of aloofness we see here was prized in Mannerist painting.
This painting is about assuring the future of the Medici dynasty through the son.
The figures’ power is expressed through wealth, evident in the dress and jewelry.

C  This painting shows the warmth and closeness between the mother and her child.
Bronzino painted exactly what he saw without idealizing or stylizing the figures.

D  This Mannerist portrait is of Cosimo I de’Medici’s wife and their young son.
This painting shows the warmth and closeness between the mother and her child.
Bronzino painted exactly what he saw without idealizing or stylizing the figures.
The figures’ power is expressed through wealth, evident in the dress and jewelry.