Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
A1961.17.1 |
Title |
Portrait of a Lady |
Artist |
Pontormo, Follower of |
Date |
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Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
Donated to the Museum by the Kress Foundation in 1961 as part of a gift of five paintings, this secular painting reflects the resurgence of portraiture in the Renaissance and the influence of Flemish bust-length portraits on Italian painters. The sitter’s facial features and long neck are characteristic of the Florentine Mannerist style, reflecting the artistic ideals of the time. Her clothing indicates that she was from a wealthy household, where servants would have been necessary to help her into her dress. Portraits of this type would have hung in the home or were exchanged as a gift before marriage in the betrothal ritual. |
Year Range from |
1520 |
Year Range to |
1557 |
Collection |
Painting |
Dimensions |
H-22.75 W-18.25 inches |
Credit line |
Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation |
Material |
Oil paint/tempera paint on panel |
Relation |
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People |
Kress, Samuel |
Subjects |
Women |
Search Terms |
oil painting woman portrait necklace Kress |
Catalog type |
Art |
Source |
Samuel H. Kress Foundation |
Web Rights |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |