Idealised Portrait of a Courtesan as Flora
1520
paint
panel
From the collection of Städel Museum
1520
paint
panel
From the collection of Städel Museum
Idealised Portrait of a Courtesan as Flora is a 1520 paint by Bartolomeo Veneto, a Mannerism work, held at Städel Museum.
Idealised Portrait of a Courtesan as Flora is a painting by Bartolomeo Veneto. It was made around 1520 using oil paint. The work shows a young woman presented as the Roman goddess Flora. The painting is an example of early Renaissance portraiture. Its style reflects the courtly elegance of the period. It now belongs to the collection of the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. You might also explore the Städel Museum. The museum also holds works by other German and Italian artists.
Idealised Portrait of a Young Woman as Flora (German: Idealbildnis einer jungen Dame als Flora) is an oil painting by Bartolomeo Veneto, dated to about 1520, in the collection of the Städel, Frankfurt.
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The picture was painted in tempera and oil on a poplar wood panel measuring 43.6 cm by 34.6 cm (17.1 in by 13.6 in). The picture was, on the basis of a tradition, formerly believed to be a portrait of Lucretia Borgia, the notorious daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, better known as Pope Alexander VI. However, the Städel now describes the subject only as an "unknown lady", who is dressed and styled as Flora, the Roman goddess of spring and flowers.
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The picture was owned by Friedrich Jakob Gsell (1812–1871) and was listed as part of his estate in 1871. It was sold by Georg Plach to Louis Kohlbacher (for the Frankfurter Kunstverein) on 14 March 1872 (no. 153). It was sold as a work of the "Florentine School" to the Städel on 11 April 1872 (accession number 1077).
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Bartolomeo Veneto (active 1502–31) was an Italian painter who worked in Venice, the Veneto (the mainland), and Lombardy.
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