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Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua. Mother. Isabella d'Este. 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.
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. The dog, a Maltese, is a symbol of faithfulness. [1]
May 17, 2018 · He married Margaret of Montferrat in 1531 and when the last male heir to Montferrat died, Federico became Marquess of Montferrat, a title his descendants held until the 18th century.
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).
28 August 1540 (aged 40) Marmirolo, Duchy of Mantua: Spouse: Margaret Paleologina: Issue: Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua Isabella Gonzaga Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers Federico Gonzaga, Cardinal of Monferrato: House: Gonzaga: Father: Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua: Mother: Isabella d'Este
Oct 14, 2023 · The portrait was commissioned by Federico II, the Duke of Mantua, possibly in connection with his wedding, which took place in the same year. It's a flattering depiction of the Duke, as all commissions tend to be, it was bad business for the artists of Titian's day to do anything but bring out the best of their subject.
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<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).
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