Portrait of Pietro Carnesecchi

This painter (actual name Domenico Ubaldini), the pupil of Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, was attracted by the grandiose style of Fra Bartolomeo and Andrea del Sarto. Although he imitated these masters, he succeeded only in weakening their forms, rendering them mawkish and insufficiently incisive. This painting was traditionally attributed to Andrea del Sarto, but at the beginning of the 20th century critics succeeded in identifying the person portrayed and the painting’s definite authorship was given to Puligo.