Exemplary gestures and 'authentic' physiognomies: Eckart Marchand offers an interpretation of Ghirlandaio's Famous Men in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.

Apollo | April 1, 2004| | Copyright

Ghirlandaio's decoration of the east wall of the Sala dei Gigli consists in its upper part of six ancient Roman heroes (Figs. 1 and 2). (1) As a cycle of uomini famosi, or 'Famous Men', they belong to an explicitly didactic genre inspired by humanist study and ancient literary traditions. Often situated at the political heart of the state, such cycles were intended to encourage the ruling elites to high standards of government and arguably supported the claim that their rule was informed by the example of the uomini famosi depicted. (2) Ghirlandaio's figures are accompanied ...

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