Female Portrait (Cranach)
The Female Portrait is a painting by German Renaissance master Lucas Cranach the Elder, dating from around 1530, now housed in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy.
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| Artist | Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop |
| Year | c. 1530 |
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 42 cm × 29 cm (17 in × 11 in) |
| Location | Uffizi, Florence |
The work was executed by Cranach's workshop basing on his drawing. It depicts a woman, taken from three-quarters on a dark background, who wears an Arabesqued dress and a large, plumed hat in the contemporary fashion, which appears in variants in paintings by Cranach as well as by other German artists of the time.
Sources
- Zuffi, Stefano (2005). Il Cinquecento. Milan: Electa. ISBN 88-370-3468-7.
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