Portrait of a Lady

Gallery 350, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Portrait of a Lady

c. 1500

Artist/maker unknown , active Lombardy, Italian

The depiction of this praying sitter in profile is typical of a donor figure, possibly indicating that this panel was once part of a larger composition. The painter worked in a style close to that of Ambrogio de Predis, official court painter to Duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan. The luxurious garments, jewelry, and headdress are typical of the latest fashions in Renaissance Lombardy and indicate the sitter's high social rank.

Gallery 350, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Portrait of a Lady

Date:

c. 1500

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown , active Lombardy, Italian

Medium:

Oil on panel

Dimensions:

21 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (55.2 x 34.9 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 265

Geography:

Made in Lombardy, Italy, Europe

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Gallery 350, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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