Portrait of a Woman with a Pearl Necklace
Early Renaissance
44.0 x 34.0 cm
Museum of Fine Arts
lorenzo costa (the elder) (1460 – 1535)
Lorenzo Costa (1460-1535) was a pivotal Italian Renaissance painter of the Ferrara & Bologna schools. Known for soft, atmospheric style, mythological allegories, and religious works. Court painter to Isabella d'Este.
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, United States of America)
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About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of a Woman with a Pearl Necklace
- Artist: lorenzo costa (the elder)
- Original dimensions: 44.0 x 34.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Museum of Fine Arts
- Corpus context: da vinci's sfumato , noble status & wealth
- Color palette: Earthy
- Main color: Black
- Keywords: dark background art , portrait painting , sfumato technique