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La Fornarina
Painting by Raphael / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Portrait of a Young Woman (also known as La fornarina) is a painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael, made between 1518 and 1519. It is in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Palazzo Barberini, Rome.
Portrait of a Young Woman | |
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Italian: La fornarina | |
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Artist | Raphael |
Year | 1518–1519 |
Medium | Oil on wood |
Dimensions | 85 cm × 60 cm (33 in × 24 in) |
Location | Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome |
It is probable that the picture was in the painter's studio at his death in 1520, and that it was modified and then sold by his assistant Giulio Romano.[1]
Art-history tradition or legend identifies the woman as the fornarina ("baker" or "baker's daughter") Margherita Luti, Raphael's Roman lover who refused to marry him, though this identification has been questioned.[2] An alternative view sees the work not as a portrait of a specific woman, but rather as Raphael's interpretation of a belle donne genre and a depiction of a courtesan.[3] Still another interpretation identifies the figure as a witch.[4]