Portrait of Stefano Colonna
Portrait of Stefano IV Colonna is a painting completed by the Italian Renaissance painter Bronzino and housed in the Pinacoteca of the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica (Palazzo Barberini) in Rome, Italy.
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| Artist | Bronzino |
| Year | circa 1546 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 125 cm × 95 cm (49 in × 37 in) |
| Location | Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica, Rome |
Description
The portrait of the condottiero is dated 1546 at the bottom of the column. Stefano was a member of the Roman Colonna family and served as a mercenary lieutenant general of the armies of the Duke Cosimo de' Medici.
The portrait is similar to the 1530 portrait by Bronzino depicting Guidobaldo della Rovere, a painting held in the Palazzo Pitti. Colonna is girded with his dark armor and sword, with hand upon his helmet, standing before a column and red curtain. The condotierre died in 1548.[1]
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