Menarini Pills of Art Ritratto di Galeazzo San Vitale del Parmigianino versione italiana

The painting was created in 1524. period during which Parmigianino was at the court of San Vitale near the Rocca of Fontanellato, in the Parmesan region. The painting, in fact, comes from the Parnesi collection in Parma. He didn't arrive in Naples until the 1700s. The character's identity was already lost in the 1600s and prompted by the emblem of the Pillars of Hercules on the medal placed on the man's hat, he advanced the fanciful hypothesis as if it were Christopher Columbus. The true identity of the character only emerged in the 1800s. thanks to a descendant of Saint Vitalis himself, who carved his ancestor in this likeness. We are facing a ceremonial portrait, face, that is, to celebrate the refinement of costumes and the interests of the count. The elegant French-style dress, the feathered hat with the cameo, the ring with the stone the armor with the iron mace, denote the cultivated and modern status of the count. The bronze medal, which it holds in its right gloved hand, It has been interpreted in various ways. Today we are alone in reading the number 72, interpreting it therefore as an alchemical and astrological symbol of the conjunction between the Sun and the Moon, The wedding between Galeazzo and Paola Gonzaga. Portrait of Galeazzo San Vitale, Parmigianino, 1524.