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Baccio Bandinelli in his studio holding a statuette of Venus, students sketching from a model by candlelight
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Baccio Bandinelli in his studio holding a statuette of Venus, students sketching from a model by candlelight

Dimensions

Sheet: 10 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (27.4 × 30 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Baccio Bandinelli

1488–1560Duchy of FlorenceRepublic of Florence

Bandinelli was the son of Michelangelo de'Brandini, a successful Florentine goldsmith. Baccio was a loyal subject of the Medici, even when they were in exile 1494-1513; consequently he was rewarded by receiving commissions after the elections to the papacy of Leo X (Giovanni de' Medici) and Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici), and after Cosimo de' Medici became Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1537. His political patronage made him unpopular with most Florentines, including Michelangelo, who were Republicans and criticized his art works. Florentine sculptor and architect. Comment on works: Sculptor & painter; Religious