Painting ID:: 62941
Portrait of a Lady 1470-75 Tempera on panel, 65,7 x 41 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London If the inscription on the window jamb, possibly dating from the 16th century, is to be believed, this is a portrait of Smeralda Brandini, who was a member of a respected Florentine family. A sign of her rank and respectable status is the handkerchief which she is holding in the hand placed across her body. Artist: BOTTICELLI, Sandro Painting Title: Portrait of a Lady , 1451-1500 Painting Style: Italian , , portrait
Painting ID:: 63541
Portrait of a Lady 1550 Oil on wood, 109 x 85 cm Galleria Sabauda, Turin Some critics assumed that the sitter is Eleonora of Toledo, however, she is probably a wealthy Florentine lady.Artist:BRONZINO, Agnolo Title: Portrait of a Lady Painted in 1501-1550 , Italian - - painting : portrait
Painting ID:: 94400
Portrait of a Lady 18th century
Medium pastel on canvas
Dimensions 58.5 ?? 44.5 cm (23 ?? 17.5 in)
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William Hoare William Hoare of Bath RA (c. 1707 - 12 December 1792) was an English painter and printmaker, co-founder of the Royal Academy noted for his pastels.
Born near Eye, Suffolk, Hoare received a gentlemanes education in Faringdon. He showed a marked aptitude for drawing and was sent to London to study under Giuseppe Grisoni, who had left Florence for London in 1715. When Grisoni returned to Italy in 1728, Hoare went with him, travelling to Rome and continuing his studies under the direction of Francesco Imperiali. He remained in Rome for nine years, returning to London in 1737/8.
Failing to establish himself in London, Hoare settled in Bath, an expanding spa town popular with the wealthier classes. He obtained numerous commissions, the most important being for official portraits of social leaders of the day (including George Frideric Handel) and political men. There are several versions of most of these, suggesting that he had a studio, and they were further publicised by the production of mezzotints by leading engravers of the day. Hoare himself was a delicate etcher and published a number of private plates, mostly of family and friends, including Miss Hoare (probably Mary), Christopher Anstey and the 3rd Duke of Beaufort. His pastels were influenced by Rosalba Carriera. Portrait of a Lady 18th century
Medium pastel on canvas
Dimensions 58.5 ?? 44.5 cm (23 ?? 17.5 in)
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