Portrait of Nanna Risi
1861
Meet Nanna Risi, the Roman model who became Anselm Feuerbach’s ultimate muse and lover. Painted in 1861, this striking profile highlights her 'classical' features—Feuerbach was obsessed with her silhouette, claiming she looked like an ancient Greek statue come to life. She wears a rich crimson robe and a striking turquoise earring, looking far more like Renaissance nobility than the working-class woman she actually was. Their turbulent love affair in Italy inspired some of the most dramatic portraits of the German Neoclassical movement.
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