Portrait of a Young Woman, about 1520-1525. Creator: Andrea Previtali.

Portrait of a Young Woman, about 1520-1525. Creator: Andrea Previtali.

3-044-586 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Portrait of a Young Woman, about 1520-1525. Additional Info: A young woman turns her head to look over her left shoulder, staring out with dark, almond shaped eyes. She wears a high-necked dress with an embroidered collar that opens at her throat, revealing a narrow necklace or clasp. A schuffa, or headdress made of braided hair held in place by a brooch in the center, decorates her head. Although her identity is unknown, the format of the portrait and her clothing indicate the sitter was from northern Italy. The artist sketched her in chalk in the early 1500s in preparation for a formal painting. Scholars are uncertain about the meaning of the chalk lines in the bottom left corner. They may signal an abandoned attempt at drawing one of the sitter's hands or the upper sleeve of her drapery.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Andrea Previtali, attributed to: Italian: Artist, painter

Medium
  1. Black chalk, heightened with white chalk
  2. Chalk

Picture Type
  1. Artwork
  2. Drawing
  3. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

Artistic Representations Portraits


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3224x4329
File Size : 40,889kb


Aliases

  1. 94.GB.36
  1. 103R75
  1. 1200007479
  1. 3-044-586
  1. 3044586
  1. 94.GB.36


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