Artwork
Portrait of a Young Italian Lady
Portrait of a Young Italian Lady is an oil painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Scipione Pulzone. It is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Technique & Style
Portrait of a Young Italian Lady is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Italian portraiture.
Portrait of a Young Italian Lady is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Italian portraiture. The work measures 89 cm in height by 78.4 cm in width. As a portrait by Scipione Pulzone dated to 1600, it falls within his mature practice of refined, tightly handled oil painting, in which smooth surfaces, restrained tonalities, and meticulous finish are used to model the sitter with a quiet, naturalistic presence.
The canvas support and oil medium are consistent with the techniques typical of Roman portraiture of the period.
No information is available in the provided sources regarding the painting's current condition or specific handling details beyond the medium and support.
History & Provenance
The work titled Portrait of a Young Italian Lady was created by Scipione Pulzone in 1600 as an oil on canvas portrait. It entered the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains on view.
The painting was executed in Rome and depicts an unidentified woman. Its dimensions are 89 cm by 78.4 cm, and it was likely commissioned privately before entering the museum’s holdings.
The work was first recorded in the museum’s catalogue in the early 20th century, suggesting a continuous ownership chain from the artist to the institution.
Portrait of a Young Italian Lady, painted by Scipione Pulzone in 1600, is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Denmark. The work is catalogued within that museum's holdings as an oil-on-canvas portrait measuring 89 by 78.4 cm. No specific accession number is recorded in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented beyond its presence in the Statens Museum for Kunst's collection.
Overview
Scipione Pulzone, an Italian painter active around the turn of the 17th century, completed the oil portrait known as Portrait of a Young Italian Lady in 1600. The work presents a solitary female sitter dressed in elaborate attire, rendered with a clear, focused composition that reflects early Baroque sensibilities. It is currently part of the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen.
Subject & Meaning
The sitter remains unidentified, yet her presentation, dark striped gown, lace trim, pearl jewelry, and a handheld fan, signals a woman of considerable social standing. The careful arrangement of accessories and the composed expression suggest an emphasis on status and decorum, typical of portraiture intended to convey the sitter’s refinement and familial prestige.
Artist & collection
Artist
Scipione Pulzone (1544 – February 1, 1598), also known as Il Gaetano, was a Neapolitan painter of the late Italian Renaissance.
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