Portrait of a Young Lady
1553/55 | Jacopo Robusti, gen. Tintoretto
The stiff frontality of the posture and the elegant dress, which is tightly closed but loaded down with jewellery, are in keeping with the indignant, almost defiant expression of this young girl, as though she were unwilling to reveal anything about herself. This alone makes it tempting to believe that this is a portrait of the daughter of the painter; artists daughters were often forced to be models for their fathers.
The stiff frontality of the posture and the elegant dress, which is tightly closed but loaded down with jewellery, are in keeping with the indignant, almost defiant expression of this young girl, as though she were unwilling to reveal anything about herself. This alone makes it tempting to believe that this is a portrait of the daughter of the painter; artists daughters were often forced to be models for their fathers.
Artist:
Jacopo Robusti, gen. Tintoretto (1518 - 1594 Venedig) DNB
Time:
1553/55
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
98 x 75,5 cm
Framed: 115,5 cm × 93 cm × 5,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 48
Provenance
1638-1649 Coll. Hamilton; Coll. Leopold Wilhelm; 1735 documented in the gallery