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Carlo di Cosimo de' Medici (1428 or 1430 – 29 May 1492) was an Italian priest. A member of the powerful Medici family, he became a senior clergyman and collector.
Carlo de' Medici was born as an illegitimate son of Cosimo de' Medici and his Venetian slave mistress Maddalena, after which he was officially adopted by Cosimo's wife Contessina de' Bardi and was raised in the Medici household alongside his half-nephews Lorenzo and Giuliano.
The Portrait of Carlo de' Medici is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna, executed in 1466. It is now housed in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence. History
A Renaissance painting of Carlo de Medici, a priest and a member of the powerful Medici family in Florence. The portrait shows Mantegna's skill in perspective and the illegitimacy of Carlo by his blue eyes.
An exhibition of over 90 works by Raphael, Cellini, Bronzino, and others, depicting the Medici family and their allies in Renaissance Florence. Learn how Cosimo I de' Medici transformed Florence from a republic to a duchy and promoted the arts and culture.
Learn how Cosimo I de' Medici, the Duke of Florence, used art and culture to promote his power and legacy in the 16th century. Explore his portraits, alliances, and achievements in this interactive guide.
The sitter has been identified as the cardinal Carlo de’ Medici (1595-1666) thanks to comparison with other portraits of him, among which the famous one, also by Sustermans, once in the...
