Portrait of a Woman

Maker Domenico Ghirlandaio (Italian, 1449 - 1494)

Formerformerly attributed to Bastiano Mainardi (Italian, 1466 - 1513)

Collections

European Painting Highlights

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 in modest but refined attire of typical Florentine fashion.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.

Status

On view

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.

Object number26.89