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Federico II of Gonzaga (17 May 1500 – 28 August 1540) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua (first as Marquis, later as Duke) from 1519 until his death. He was also Marquis of Montferrat from 1536. Biography. Portrait of Federico II (age 10) soon after becoming a hostage, by Francesco Francia.
<br/>This portrait dates to 1510 and depicts ten-year-old Federico II Gonzaga (1500–1540), future Duke of Mantua and son of the great Renaissance patron and collector Isabella d’Este (1474–1539).
Medium. Oil on canvas. Dimensions. 125 cm × 99 cm (49 in × 39 in) Location. Museo del Prado. Portrait of Federico II Gonzaga ( c. 1529) is a painting by Titian, who signed it Ticianus f.. Today in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, it portrays Federico II, Duke of Mantua who married in 1529; the portrait may have been commissioned for the occasion ...
Oct 14, 2023 · A three-quarter length oil painting, the portrait depicts the Duke gazing confidently at the painter, and by implication the observer, his gaze is cool and calm, this is a man who is undoubtedly the master of his situation, luxuriantly bearded and impressively dressed, he radiates power.
Federico Gonzaga, Ist Duke of Mantua. 1529. Oil on panel. Room 041. On 16 April 1529 Federico II Gonzaga, First Duke of Mantua (1500-1540), apologised to his uncle Alfonso d’Este for retaining Titian: perché ha conienzo un retratto mio qual molto desidero sii finito (because he has started a portrait of me which I greatly desire to be finished).
May 17, 2018 · by Francesco Francia. Federico Gonzaga, who became the ruler of Mantua and Montferrat, was born on this day in 1500 in Mantua. He spent his childhood living as a political hostage, first at the court of Pope Julius II in Rome and then at the court of Francis I of France. It wasn’t perhaps an ideal start in life, but historians believe the ...
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active 13th century - 18th century. The Gonzaga were the ruling family of Mantua from 1328. They acquired the titles of marquis in 1433 and of duke in 1530, and were notable patrons of art in the15th and 16th centuries. Both Pisanello and Mantegna painted important fresco cycles for them.
