Portrait of a Woman
Maker
Domenico Ghirlandaio
(Italian, 1449 - 1494)
Formerformerly attributed to
Bastiano Mainardi
(Italian, 1466 - 1513)
Collections
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Dateca. 1490
Mediumtempera on panel
Dimensions20 3/8 × 15 5/8 in. (51.8 × 39.7 cm.)
without painted border: 19 1/4 × 14 1/2 in. (48.9 × 36.8 cm.)
frame: 31 × 26 3/8 × 4 7/8 in. (78.7 × 67 × 12.4 cm.)
DescriptionA portrait of a Renaissance woman.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
Label TextThe profile view of the female sitter allowed the artist to concentrate on the elaborate styling of her hair, coiled and wrapped decoratively with a cord. He placed the dark column behind her to set off the delicate shape of her face in silhouette. The objects in the cupboard to the right, rendered with remarkable precision, are probably intended as symbols of her virtue and refinement.Status
On viewObject number26.89
Unknown, American
ca. 1770-1780
Object number: L2015.41.172
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Cosimo Rosselli
ca. 1475
Object number: 26.100
