Bronzino 18 High Resolution Images

Bronzino’s portraits capture the elegance and formality of sixteenth-century Florence, with exquisitely painted fabrics, jewellery and carefully posed figures. His cool colours and precise detail give these works their distinctive Mannerist style.

This download features 18 hi-res images in JPEG format by the artist Bronzino.

The images are all 600dpi and range from 3920 pixels wide/tall to 6300 pixels wide/tall. 

The pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you’d like, including commercial use.

Agnolo di Cosimo (1503-1572), more commonly known as Bronzino, was an Italian Mannerist painter from Florence. His nickname may refer to his dark skin or reddish hair.

Spending his entire life in Florence, Bronzino became the court painter for Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, starting in his late 30s. Although primarily a portraitist, he also created religious and allegorical works, such as his famous piece "Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time," painted around 1544-1545. Many portraits of the Medici exist, sometimes with varying contributions from Bronzino, as Cosimo promoted the practice of copied portraits as diplomatic gifts.

Bronzino trained under Raffaellino del Garbo and later Pontormo, whose influence is evident in Bronzino's style, which features elegant, elongated figures that are calm and reserved. His work was often criticised as cold and artificial, especially during the 19th and early 20th centuries, but has gained appreciation in recent decades.

Read our full Bronzino biography.