Artibus et Historiae no. 51 (XXVI)
2005, ISSN 0391-9064Up
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LYNN CATTERSON - Middeldorf and Bertoldo, Both Again
In 1978 Ulrich Middeldorf proposed that the Portrait of a Man Holding a Medal attributed to Botticelli (Florence, Uffizi), depicts the illegitimate son of Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, whom he identified as the sculptor Bertoldo. This article tests the plausibility of Middeldorf's idea within a documentary and historical framework, while using the visual evidence of the portrait itself. Furthermore, it is suggested that the sitter of the portrait may be found within the group portrait of the Medici family painted by Benozzo Gozzoli in the Cappella dei Magi in Palazzo Medici, using a new system for determining the identities of the individuals represented in the Procession of the Magus Caspar.
