Bronzino

Bronzino''s stature as one of the great painters of the Florentine Renaissance has long been recognized. By contrast his literary achievements as a poet have been neglected. This is the first modern study to focus on the poetry of Bronzino. Seeking to clarify the meaning of Bronzino''s poems Deborah Parker argues that they are considerable literary achievements. Importantly she demonstrates that our understanding of Bronzino''s paintings is incomplete without careful attention to his poetry. Click to view Deborah Parkers lecture on Bronzino at the Metropolitan Museum of Art