Portrait of a Courtesan

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Portrait of a Courtesan (c. 1520) by Palma Vecchio

Portrait of a Courtesan or Portrait of a Woman is a c. 1520 oil on canvas painting by Palma Vecchio, now in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan.[1][2]

History

Probably produced during the artist's Venetian period, it was acquired by count

Luigi Cavenaghi and in 1951 by Mauro Pellicioli.[1]


References

  1. ^ a b (in Italian) Giovanni Mariacher, 'Palma il Vecchio', in I pittori bergamaschi-Il Cinquecento, I, Bergamo, Poligrafiche Bolis, 1975
  2. ^ (in Italian) "Ritrato di donna". Fondazione Zeri. Retrieved 29 November 2021.