Portrait Bust of Giovanni Giovano Pontano
Artist
Benedetto da Maiano
(Italian, 1442-1497)
Date16th century
MediumPartially polychromed limestone?
DimensionsOverall: 19 x 19 in. (48.3 x 48.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN5357
Benedetto da Maiano executed this stucco portrait bust of Giovanni Giovano Pontano in the late fifteenth century. Pontano was the private secretary of Ferdinand I, King of Naples, a distinguished humanist and a central figure in the Neapolitan Academy. At the time this bust was made, Pontano was probably serving as the Neapolitan ambassador to Florence. Dressed in a Roman toga, his features grave and sober, Pontano is shown in the antique Roman Republican style favored in the Renaissance for the portrayal of important men.
On View
Not on viewCollections
ca. 1510-20
