Portrait of Alessandro de’Medici as Mars
Italy (c. 1555)
Fresco, 280 x 100 mm.
Alessandro de’Medici was the Duke of Florence 1530-37. His mother was Simonetta da Collevecchio, a servant of African descent in the Medici household.
As an artist. I really adore the framing of this portrait. It feels like they’re stepping out of the picture.
Key and Teeth 