Dama col mazzolino
| Dama col mazzolino | |
|---|---|
| Gentildonna dalle belle mani | |
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| Artist | Andrea del Verrocchio |
| Year | 1475 |
| Dimensions | (60 cm (1 ft 11+1⁄2 in) in) |
| Location | Bargello Museum, Florence |
Woman with Flowers (Italian: Dama col mazzolino or Italian: Gentildonna dalle belle mani) is a marble sculpture 60 centimetres (24 in) in height executed by Andrea del Verrocchio between 1475 and 1480.[1][2][3][4][5] It is in the Bargello Museum in Florence.[1][2][3][4][5]
The sculpture stands out for being a bust of an almost half-length figure with fully realized arms and the hands on the chest. The hands are an additional and extraordinary feature, that confirm the elegant beauty of the portrayed.[6][7]
The identity of the woman could be Fioretta Gorini, mistress of Giuliano de' Medici,[8] Lucrezia Donati, platonic love of Lorenzo il Magnifico,[9] or Ginevra d'Amerigo Benci,[10] also portrayed in a painting by Leonardo da Vinci.[1][3][5]
The Dama col mazzolino influenced Leonardo's studies of hands.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Fossi, Gloria; Bussagli, Marco (2004). "L'" arte italiana: pittura, scultura, architettura dalle origini a oggi (in Italian). Giunti Editore. p. 208. ISBN 9788809037250.
- ^ a b Touring Club Italiano (1999). Italy: A Complete Guide to 1,000 Towns and Cities and Their Landmarks, with 80 Regional Tours. Touring Editore. p. 194. ISBN 9788836515226.
- ^ a b c Nifosì 2016, p. 46.
- ^ a b Nifosì 2016, pp. 9–10.
- ^ a b c Nifosì 2014, p. 197.
- ^ Nifosì 2016, p. 122.
- ^ Nifosì 2014.
- ^ Paratico, Angelo (May 14, 2015). "Leonardo Da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci, or Fioretta Gorini? Or Caterina, his mother?". Beyond Thirty-Nine. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Rohde, Jorge Max (1952). Lorenzo el Magnífico (in Spanish). Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. p. 130.
- ^ Nifosì 2016, pp. 9–34.
- ^ Gálvez, Christian (March 23, 2017). Leonardo da Vinci -cara a cara-: ¿Cuál era el verdadero rostro del maestro? (in Spanish). Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial España. p. 74. ISBN 9788403517615.
Bibliography
[edit]- Nifosì, Giuseppe (2016). Arte in opera. Dal Rinascimento al Manierismo: Pittura Scultura Architettura. Vol. 3. Gius.Laterza & Figli Spa. p. 480. ISBN 9788842114321.
- Nifosì, Giuseppe (2014). L'arte svelata. Rinascimento Barocco Rococò (in Italian). Vol. 2. Gius.Laterza & Figli Spa. p. 414. ISBN 9788842113256.