Santi di Tito's Creation of Amber in Francesco I's Scrittoio: A Swan Song for Lucrezia de' Medici
This article identifies a portrait of Lucrezia de' Medici (1545-61), daughter of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici and Duchess Eleonora of Toledo, and wife of Duke Alfonso II d'Este, in Santi di Tito's 1572 Creation of Amber, commissioned for the Scrittoio of Francesco I de' Medici i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
2000
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2000, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 719-752 |
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| Summary: | This article identifies a portrait of Lucrezia de' Medici (1545-61), daughter of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici and Duchess Eleonora of Toledo, and wife of Duke Alfonso II d'Este, in Santi di Tito's 1572 Creation of Amber, commissioned for the Scrittoio of Francesco I de' Medici in the Palazzo della Signoria, Florence. The inclusion of a portrait of the patron's sister in a mythological painting suggests that the iconographer,Vincenzio Borghini, and possibly Francesco himself, wished to commemorate a member of the Medici family allegorically. By drawing on numismatic evidence and written records of her short life, this study unveils the rationale for connecting Lucrezia with Phaethon's fatal escapade and the concomitant formation of amber. In the final analysis, Santi's Creation of Azber conveys an eschatological message concerning birth, marriage, and death-or rebirth-that transcends the life and times of its earthbound protagonist. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Reference: | Errata "Errata: Santi di Tito's Creation of Amber in Francesco I's Scrittoio: A Swan Song for Lucrezia de' Medici (2000)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2671078 |