Could this be an image of one of the Renaissance's most notorious women???
From the Herald Sun:
![]()
"A mystery painting held by the National Gallery of Victoria for 43 years is being hailed as a "revelatory" portrait of the infamous, incestuous Italian Renaissance woman Lucrezia Borgia.
It had baffled every expert on the subject since it came into public view during the later 20th century and it was always assumed it was of a young male."
From the Herald Sun:
"A mystery painting held by the National Gallery of Victoria for 43 years is being hailed as a "revelatory" portrait of the infamous, incestuous Italian Renaissance woman Lucrezia Borgia.The mystery of the portrait has finally been solved, more than four decades after the gallery took possession of it as a work by an unknown artist, featuring an unknown subject.
The gallery today revealed the woman in the portrait is Lucrezia Borgia, captured by famed Renaissance artist Dosso Dossi (circa 1486-1542)."
And from The Australian:
"The oval painting, purchased by the gallery in London in 1965, was titled Portrait of a Youth, by an unknown northern Italian painter. It had baffled every expert on the subject since it came into public view during the later 20th century and it was always assumed it was of a young male."
No comments:
Post a Comment