Sculpture by Andrea del Verrocchio
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] It is in the Bargello Museum in Florence.[1][2]
The identity of the woman could be Fioretta Gorini, mistress of Giuliano de' Medici,[6] Lucrezia Donati, platonic love of Lorenzo il Magnifico,[7] or Ginevra d'Amerigo Benci, also portrayed in a painting by Leonardo da Vinci.[1]
Dama col mazzolino influenced Leonardo's Studies of hands.[9] It stands out for having the hands on the chest.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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