Portrait of a Venetian Lady
1505, Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Portrait of a Venetian Lady
At the end of 1505, Dürer travelled to Venice for the second time. The impression of Venetian Renaissance painting and the new self-confident status of the artist set by the spirit of humanism – “here I am a lord, at home a parasite”, as Dürer himself wrote – left its mark on his work in the years to follow. The portrait type is already in line with Venetian models, and the tight cropping of arms and hands focuses attention fully on the face.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Dated
1505
Artist
Albrecht Dürer (1471 Nürnberg - 1528 Nürnberg) - GND
Material
spruce wood
Dimensions
Overall: 32,5 cm × 24,2 cm
Framed: 46 cm × 39,5 cm × 4,5 cm
Signed
Inscribed in the upper centre with the monogram, dat. 1505
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 6440
Provenance
In the late 18th century in the collection of Gottfried Schwartz (1716-1777), Mayor of Gdansk; at the beginning of the 20th century Witold Klemens Wankowics (1888-1948) collection, Lithuania; acquired in 1923.
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