Agnolo Bronzino, November 17, 1503–November 23, 1572, was an Italian painter, draftsman, and poet associated with Florentine Mannerism. Born Agnolo di Cosimo in Monticelli near Florence, he first trained with Raffaellino del Garbo and then with Jacopo Pontormo, who became his principal teacher and collaborator.

Bronzino assisted Pontormo on major commissions and worked briefly at the court of Urbino before establishing his career in Florence. From the late 1530s he served Cosimo I de' Medici and Eleonora di Toledo as a court artist, producing portraits, religious paintings, frescoes, tapestry designs, and works for Medici ceremonies and residences.

Alessandro Allori entered Bronzino’s household and workshop as his pupil and continued his artistic legacy. Bronzino’s paintings and drawings are held by the Uffizi Gallery, National Gallery in London, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Pinacoteca di Brera, Museo del Prado, and other major collections.

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