Piero del Pollaiuolo
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Piero del Pollaiuolo, whose birth name was Piero Benci, was an Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. His older brother, by about ten years, was the artist Antonio del Pollaiuolo and the two frequ
Portrait bust on the tomb he shared with his brother
Apollo and Daphne (c. 1470–1480), one of the works now given to Piero by its owner, the National Gallery
Portrait of a Young Woman (c. 1470), Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan
Justice, from the Seven Virtues, 1469–1470, Uffizi
Galeazzo Maria Sforza
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Galeazzo Maria Sforza was the fifth Duke of Milan from 1466 until 1476. He was born to Francesco Sforza, a popular condottiero and ally of Cosimo de' Medici who would gain the Duchy of Milan in 1450,
Piero del Pollaiuolo
…regarded as by him. It is in poor condition. The turning pose with a hand shown is unusual for Florence at this time, and may have been suggested by the sitter, the Duke of Milan who was very interested in portraiture. Portrait of a Woman, c. 1475, Uffizi (who in 2023 still attributes it to Antonio…
Galeazzo Sforza, by Piero Benci, Uffizi Gallery
Galeazzo Maria Sforza, c. 1464
Lament of the duke Galeazzo Maria (1476)
Lampugnani's Conspiracy by Francesco Hayez, 1826