# Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BRONZINO, Agnolo]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 118 x 88 cm ## Commentary Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici 1537 Oil on canvas, 118 x 88 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg This portrait is full of allegorical attributes that refer to Cosimo I de' Medici and convey a message of positive destiny, power, and fame. The medal bears a female figure supported by two spheres - an embodiment of Cosmography and, for contemporaries, an obvious reference to Cosimo. Also featured are the balls from the Medici arms.. The fire in the depth of the painting symbolizes both God's providence and the desire for glory and action. ## Related artworks - [A Young Woman and Her Little Boy]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Alessandro de' Medici]() - [Allegory of Happiness]() - [Altarpiece]() - [Altarpiece]() - [Angel of the Annunciation]() - [Cosimo I de' Medici as Orpheus]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()