Portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent
1560
oil
panel
From the collection of Uffizi Gallery
1560
oil
panel
From the collection of Uffizi Gallery
Portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent is a 1560 oil by Cristofano dell'Altissimo, a Mannerism work, held at Uffizi Gallery.
This portrait shows a man with a large white turban and a dark beard. He wears a white coat with black spots and a dark shirt with gold buttons. The background is dark. The man's face is serious, and he looks to the left. The turban is very big and has a few folds in it. The coat has a red collar. The painting is very detailed, and you can see the texture of the man's clothes and the folds in his turban. Look up the artist Cristofano dell'Altissimo next.
Cristofano dell'Altissimo (c. 1525 – 1605) was an Italian painter in Florence. For duke Cosimo I de' Medici he copied in Como at least 280 of the portraits from the Collection of Paolo Giovio known as the Giovio Series…
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