Portrait of Galeazzo Maria Sforza

Portrait of Galeazzo Maria Sforza is an oil on panel painting by Piero del Pollaiolo, now in the Uffizi in Florence. It was produced in 1471 on Galeazzo Maria Sforza's third visit to Florence to strengthen his alliance with Lorenzo the Magnificent. The chronicles of the time refer to his entering the city on 13 March that year wearing "a blue brocade with lilies, as the French device and arms" - it is this costume that appears in the portrait.

Portrait of Galeazzo Maria Sforza

Portrait of Galeazzo Maria Sforza is an oil on panel painting by Piero del Pollaiolo, now in the Uffizi in Florence. It was produced in 1471 on Galeazzo Maria Sforza's third visit to Florence to strengthen his alliance with Lorenzo the Magnificent. The chronicles of the time refer to his entering the city on 13 March that year wearing "a blue brocade with lilies, as the French device and arms" - it is this costume that appears in the portrait.