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GIAMBOLOGNA: Equestrian Portrait of Cosimo I

🖼 Equestrian Portrait of Cosimo I, 1587-94
Bronze, height 450 cm

Bronze captures Cosimo I astride his horse, rendered with dynamic movement and classical restraint. Giambologna's equestrian monument established the Renaissance ideal of princely power, influencing courtly portraiture across Europe for centuries.

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E. H. Gombrich
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