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In 1518. Pope Leo X had arranged the marriage of his nephew, Lorenzo II de Medici with Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne , cousin of François I, the Valois King of France. Leo X commissioned Raphael of Urbino to paint his portrait in order to interchange it, as it was a normal practice on those years, with his future wife´s one.
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Who did Raphael paint Madonna of the Goldfinch for?
The Madonna was a wedding gift from Raphael to his friend Lorenzo Nasi.
Whose portrait did Raphael use to paint diogenes of sinop?
michangelo
Whose portrait did Raphael paint in Diogenes?
It is not known. Heracleitus looks like Michelangelo.
What materials did Peter Paul Rubens use to create 'Portrait of Marie de' Medici'?
Oil paint on canvas.
What family commissioned Botticelli to paint Primavera?
Primavera was commissioned by the Medici family, specifically by Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, who was a cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent. The painting is believed to have been created in the mid-1480s and reflects the Medici's interest in classical mythology and the celebration of beauty and love. The work exemplifies the Renaissance ideals that the Medici family sought to promote through art and culture.
Why did Raphael paint 'The Nymph Galatea'?
Because the Farnese family commissioned him to.
Famous quotes or statements by Lorenzo De Medici?
Here are some quotes or statements by Lorenzo de Medici= Three things in my judgment are called for for a perfect work of painting, namely, a good support, a wall or wood or cloth or whatever it may be, on which the paint is applied; a master who is very good both in drawing and in color; and, besides this, that the matters painted be, in their own nature, attractive and pleasant to the eyes. -Lorenzo de Medici (1449 - 1492) - Whoever wants to be happy, let him be so: of tomorrow there's no knowing. -Lorenzo de medici- How beautiful is youth, that is always slipping away! -Lorenzo de medici- Too much knowing is misery -Lorenzo de Medici- __"I think it casts a brilliant light on our estate [pubic reputation] and it seems to me that the monies were well spent and I am very pleased with this." ~ Lorenzo de' Medici __"What I have dreamed in one hour is worth more than what you have done in four." ~ Lorenzo de' Medici (to a friend who scolded him for sleeping late, qtd. in Baldassare Castiglione, "The Book of the Courtier") __"...I was approaching town along the road that leads into the portal of Faenza, when I observed such throngs proceeding through the streets, that I won't even dare to guess how many men made up the retinue. The names of many I could easily say: I knew a number of them personally...There's one I saw among those myriads, with whom I'd been close friends for many years, as I had known him since we'd both been lads...." ~ Lorenzo de' Medici (from his narrative poem, "Il Simposio," qtd. in Miles J. Unger's "Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de' Medici." New York: Simon & Schuster. 2008. Print.)
When did Raphael paint the a Transfiguration?
1515
Did Luke paint a portrait of Mary mother of Jesus?
Tradition says that Luke did paint a portrait of Mary.
Where did Raphael paint Madonna of the Meadows?
In Florence.
How many painting did Raphael paint?
About 100.
What materials did Raphael use to paint The Sistine Madonna?
Oil paint on canvas.
