Portrait of Silvestro Aldobrandini, c. 1550, attributed to Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Italian (Florence), Italian (Florence) 1483–1561, 30 1/8 x 24 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( x x cm) (panel), Oil on panel, Italy, 16th century, Silvestro Aldobrandini (1499–1558) was a distinguished jurist who taught law at the University of Pisa and held public office in the city-state of Florence. In 1530, when the powerful Medici banking family regained control of Florence, Aldobrandini was exiled. He remained a politically involved lawyer and eventually was employed by the pope. He died in Rome in 1558

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