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Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici
Giorgio Vasari1555/1562
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
The painting shows Alessandro de' Medici, dressed as an ancient Roman, with the helmet, armour, sword and the staff of office. Alessandro is the first Duke of Florence, invested by the emperor in 1531 and killed with treason six years later, in January 1537. Photo: Simone Lampredi
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- Title: Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici
- Creator Lifespan: 1511 - 1574
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Firenze
- Creator Birth Place: Arezzo
- Date Created: 1555/1562
- painter: Giorgio Vasari
- Theme: portrait
- Physical Dimensions: w100 x h280 cm (Complete)
- Period: Mannerism
- Original title: Alessandro de' Medici
- Type: fresco painting
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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