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Portrait of Giuliano de' Medici (Botticelli, Berlin)

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Portrait of Giuliano de' Medici
ArtistSandro Botticelli
Year1478
TypePanel
Dimensions54 cm × 36 cm (21 in × 14 in)
LocationGemäldegalerie, Berlin

The Portrait of Giuliano de' Medici is a painting of Giuliano de' Medici (1453–1478) by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli, probably painted soon before Giuliano was assassinated in the Pazzi conspiracy in 1478. It belongs to the Berlin State Museums, and is in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.[1]

It is believed to be the earliest of a number of versions by Botticelli.

Giuliano de' Medici was murdered in 1478 at the age of 25 during the Pazzi conspiracy in the Florence Cathedral or Duomo di Firenze. The Pazzi were rivals to the Medici. Giuliano de' Medici was the younger brother of Lorenzo il Magnifico. Other versions of this Sandro Botticelli portrait are in the Accademia Carrara,[2] Bergamo, Italy and the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.[3]

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  1. ^ "Giuliano de'Medici (1453-1478)". Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin State Museums).
  2. ^ "Ritratto di Giuliano de' Medici". Accademia Carrara (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  3. ^ "Giuliano de' Medici". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 2024-05-02.