The Enigmatic Master of the Female Half-Lengths The identity of the “Master of the Female Half-Lengths” remains one of art history’s most enduring mysteries, a captivating puzzle that has occupied scholars for over a century. This elusive figure, or more accurately, this workshop of artists active in the Low Countries during the early sixteenth century, produced an astonishing body of work – currently numbering around 130 paintings – depicting aristocratic young women engaged in a variety of domestic and leisure activities. These intimate portraits, often rendered on small wooden panels, off…