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Camilla Guerrieri’s Portrait of Guidobaldo II della Rovere: Symbols of Honor and Power
Liana De Girolami Cheney
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2024.08.001
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
The Altomani & Sons Collection owns a remarkable newly discovered portrait of Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1514-1574), a historical military figure who was a condottiere, ruler of Urbino, Commander-in-chief of the Papal Estate, and Perfect of Rome, as well as a collector and patron of the Fine Arts. Camilla Guerrieri Nati (1628-1694), a seventeenth-century Italian painter from Fossombrone (in the province of Pesaro and Urbino), portrayed this heroic personage surrounded by emblems associated with his military courage and leadership, including his plumed burgonet helmet, metal gilded armor, a necklace with the golden fleece, and batons of secular and religious dominions. This oil painting on copper—considered a precious metal at the time—emphasizes the importance of the commission. The material and technique also reveals a unique artistic achievement in that it provides the painting with a smooth, reflective surface and vibrant coloration, symbolizing precious imagery.
Camilla Guerrieri, Della Rovere Family, Negroli Family, Minerva, Mars, military portrait, armor, baton, helmet, oil on copper, dolphin and oak symbolism
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, August 2024, Vol. 14, No. 8, 641-659
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