1470-75 Tempera on panel, 65,7 x 41 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London If the inscription on the window jamb, possibly dating from the 16th century, is to be believed, this is a portrait of Smeralda Brandini, who was a member of a respected Florentine family. A sign of her rank and respectable status is the handkerchief which she is holding in the hand placed across her body. Artist: BOTTICELLI, Sandro Painting Title: Portrait of a Lady , 1451-1500 Painting Style: Italian , , portrait
Painting ID:: 62941
1550 Oil on wood, 109 x 85 cm Galleria Sabauda, Turin Some critics assumed that the sitter is Eleonora of Toledo, however, she is probably a wealthy Florentine lady.Artist:BRONZINO, Agnolo Title: Portrait of a Lady Painted in 1501-1550 , Italian - - painting : portrait
Painting ID:: 63541
Titian circa 1555(1555)
Medium oil on canvas
cyf Portrait of a Lady Italian High Renaissance Painter, ca.1485-1576
Italian painter active in Venice. As a young man he was taught by the Bellini family and worked closely with Giorgione. His early works are so similar in style to Giorgione's as to be indistinguishable, but soon after Giorgione's early death Titian established himself as the leading painter of the Republic of Venice. Among his most important religious paintings is the revolutionary and monumental Assumption (1516 ?C 18) for Santa Maria dei Frari, in which the Virgin ascends to heaven in a blaze of colour accompanied by a semicircle of angels. Titian was also interested in mythological themes, and his many depictions of Venus display his work's sheer beauty and inherent eroticism. Bacchus and Ariadne (1520 ?C 23), with its pagan abandon, is one of the greatest works of Renaissance art. Titian was sought after for his psychologically penetrating portraits, which include portrayals of leading Italian aristocrats, religious figures, and Emperor Charles V. He reached the height of his powers in The Rape of Europa (c. 1559 ?C 62), one of several paintings done for Philip II of Spain. He was recognized as supremely gifted in his lifetime, and his reputation has never declined.
