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Profile Bust of a Lady Facing Left (one of 29 painted panels from a frieze)

Unknown

1500

unspecified

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Northern Renaissance Renaissance

Dominant colour

Profile Bust of a Lady Facing Left (one of 29 painted panels from a frieze) is a 1500 unspecified by Unknown, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1500 · Northern Renaissance
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a woman's profile, facing left. She has dark hair and is wearing a dark dress with a high neckline. The background is red, with a decorative border around the woman. The painting is one of 29 panels from a frieze. It's a fragment of a larger work, and the woman's identity is unknown.