Giovanni II Bentivoglio
c. 1474/1477
Medium
tempera on poplar panel
Dimensions
overall: 54 × 38.1 cm (21 1/4 × 15 in.) framed: 83.82 × 66.68 × 12.7 cm (33 × 26 1/4 × 5 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-R
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1939.1.219
Art Historical Context
Step into the Renaissance world of 15th-century Italy withrcole de' Robert striking portrait of *Giovanni II Bentivoglio painted around 1474–77. Giovanni II, a powerful lord who ruled Bologna from 146 to 1506, such images to assert his authority amid the vibrant city-state rivalries of the Italian Renaissance. Roberti, a master of the Ferrarese, captures the sitter's commanding presence in this intimate bust-length study, blending the refined elegance of northern Italian art with psychological depth. Crafted in tempera on poplar panel—a meticulous egg-based medium prized for its luminous colo...