Portrait Of A Lady Wearing A Ruff, Holding A Book In Her Left Hand
Lavinia Fontana, a trailblazing female artist in 16th-century Bologna, paints a woman who clearly means business. Dressed in a spectacular orange gown with intricate embroidery and a giant, starched white ruff collar, she embodies the height of Mannerist fashion. She holds a book and points her finger upward, signaling that she is educated and intellectually engaged—a bold statement for women of her time. Fontana was famous for capturing the personalities of her female subjects, and here she masterfully renders the crisp lace and shimmering fabric to show off both the sitter's wealth and her own incredible skill.
- Technique
- Oil painting
- Material
- Oil on canvas
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