Mask of a Young Lady - Item #264
11 Inches High x 9 Inches Wide x 6.75 Inches Deep
This mask comes from Bust of a Young Lady which is recognized as one of the most beautiful portraits of the Quattrocento. Its unconfirmed attribution has made it a well-known mystery among art historians. Wilhelm von Bode, who acquired the bust for the Berlin Museums in the 19th century, thought it might be the work sculpted by Desiderio da Settignano (c.1429-1464) that was described in Giorgio Vasari’s 1550 book The Lives. Desiderio’s work was a portrait of Marietta Strozzi (1448-c.1498) who was considered the most beautiful woman in 15th-century Florence. Art historians have not been able to determine if any extant bust is the legendary one of Marietta since female portrait busts created during the Quattrocento are very similar in style. As for the identity of the sculptor, the current attribution is to Antonio Rossellino (1427-c.1479), a prolific sculptor known for the subtleties imbued in his works. His most famous work of sculpture and architecture is the Chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal in San Miniato al Monte outside Florence.
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Attributed to:Â Antonio Rossellino
Museum: Bode-Museum, Berlin
Time Period: Renaissance, 1450-1475
1911 Catalog ID # - 13530
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Sources:
Coonin, Arnold Victor. “The Most Elusive Woman in Renaissance Art: A Portrait of Marietta Strozzi.” Artibus et Historiae, vol. 30, no. 59, 2009, pp. 41–64. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40343663.Â
The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Antonio Rossellino." Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antonio-Rossellino.
"Portrait of Marietta Strozzi by Desiderio da Settignano." Web Gallery of Art, https://www.wga.hu/html_m/d/desideri/strozzi.html.
"Portrait of a Young Lady, “Marietta Strozzi.” Google Arts & Culture, https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/portrait-of-a-young-lady-%E2%80%9Cmarietta-strozzi%E2%80%9D-ascribed-to-desiderio-da-settignano/ewFBs5ZySZlcZw?hl=en.
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Mask of a Young Lady - Item #264
11 Inches High x 9 Inches Wide x 6.75 Inches Deep
This mask comes from Bust of a Young Lady which is recognized as one of the most beautiful portraits of the Quattrocento. Its unconfirmed attribution has made it a well-known mystery among art historians. Wilhelm von Bode, who acquired the bust for the Berlin Museums in the 19th century, thought it might be the work sculpted by Desiderio da Settignano (c.1429-1464) that was described in Giorgio Vasari’s 1550 book The Lives. Desiderio’s work was a portrait of Marietta Strozzi (1448-c.1498) who was considered the most beautiful woman in 15th-century Florence. Art historians have not been able to determine if any extant bust is the legendary one of Marietta since female portrait busts created during the Quattrocento are very similar in style. As for the identity of the sculptor, the current attribution is to Antonio Rossellino (1427-c.1479), a prolific sculptor known for the subtleties imbued in his works. His most famous work of sculpture and architecture is the Chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal in San Miniato al Monte outside Florence.
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Attributed to:Â Antonio Rossellino
Museum: Bode-Museum, Berlin
Time Period: Renaissance, 1450-1475
1911 Catalog ID # - 13530
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Sources:
Coonin, Arnold Victor. “The Most Elusive Woman in Renaissance Art: A Portrait of Marietta Strozzi.” Artibus et Historiae, vol. 30, no. 59, 2009, pp. 41–64. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40343663.Â
The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Antonio Rossellino." Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antonio-Rossellino.
"Portrait of Marietta Strozzi by Desiderio da Settignano." Web Gallery of Art, https://www.wga.hu/html_m/d/desideri/strozzi.html.
"Portrait of a Young Lady, “Marietta Strozzi.” Google Arts & Culture, https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/portrait-of-a-young-lady-%E2%80%9Cmarietta-strozzi%E2%80%9D-ascribed-to-desiderio-da-settignano/ewFBs5ZySZlcZw?hl=en.
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11 Inches High x 9 Inches Wide x 6.75 Inches Deep
This mask comes from Bust of a Young Lady which is recognized as one of the most beautiful portraits of the Quattrocento. Its unconfirmed attribution has made it a well-known mystery among art historians. Wilhelm von Bode, who acquired the bust for the Berlin Museums in the 19th century, thought it might be the work sculpted by Desiderio da Settignano (c.1429-1464) that was described in Giorgio Vasari’s 1550 book The Lives. Desiderio’s work was a portrait of Marietta Strozzi (1448-c.1498) who was considered the most beautiful woman in 15th-century Florence. Art historians have not been able to determine if any extant bust is the legendary one of Marietta since female portrait busts created during the Quattrocento are very similar in style. As for the identity of the sculptor, the current attribution is to Antonio Rossellino (1427-c.1479), a prolific sculptor known for the subtleties imbued in his works. His most famous work of sculpture and architecture is the Chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal in San Miniato al Monte outside Florence.
Â
Attributed to:Â Antonio Rossellino
Museum: Bode-Museum, Berlin
Time Period: Renaissance, 1450-1475
1911 Catalog ID # - 13530
Â
Sources:
Coonin, Arnold Victor. “The Most Elusive Woman in Renaissance Art: A Portrait of Marietta Strozzi.” Artibus et Historiae, vol. 30, no. 59, 2009, pp. 41–64. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40343663.Â
The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Antonio Rossellino." Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antonio-Rossellino.
"Portrait of Marietta Strozzi by Desiderio da Settignano." Web Gallery of Art, https://www.wga.hu/html_m/d/desideri/strozzi.html.
"Portrait of a Young Lady, “Marietta Strozzi.” Google Arts & Culture, https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/portrait-of-a-young-lady-%E2%80%9Cmarietta-strozzi%E2%80%9D-ascribed-to-desiderio-da-settignano/ewFBs5ZySZlcZw?hl=en.
