Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli
Niccolò della Casa|Baccio Bandinelli|Baccio Bandinelli
ca. 1544–47 · Engraving; second state of two · Drawings and Prints
Self-proclaimed rival of Michelangelo and arrogant antagonist of many of his fellow artists, the Florentine sculptor Baccio Bandinelli is here portrayed in his handsomely outfitted studio, surrounded by works from his hand and proudly sporting the shell and cross insignia of the chivalric Order of St. James. Presumably made at the artist's beheast, this consummate masterpiece of self-promotion thus celebrates both the knighted Bandinelli's high social status and the nobility of his profession.
- Artist
- Niccolò della Casa|Baccio Bandinelli|Baccio Bandinelli
- Date
- ca. 1544–47
- Medium
- Engraving; second state of two
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
