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Portrait Of A Lady (Moroni)
''Portrait of a Lady'', also known as ''The Lady in Red'' (Italian: ''Dama in Rosso'') is an oil on canvas painting by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Moroni, from ''c.'' 1556–1560. It is believed to depict Countess Lucia Albani Avogadro, a 16th-century Italian poet. It is held in the National Gallery, in London. History Lucia Albani Avogadro was a poet born in Bergamo in 1530, the wife of Faustino Avogadro, a nobleman from Brescia, of whom she was widowed in 1564. She was known for her beauty, intelligence and wisdom. Her husband is believed to have died of a fall from a balcony, leaving her a widow some years before her own death, in 1568, of tuberculosis. Moroni frequented the Albani Avogadro family during his years in Brescia; in fact, the painting can be dated from 1555 to 1560, certainly after the death of Moretto da Brescia, the artist's master, but he also frequented the Albanis in Bergamo. Description The painting depicts Lucia Albani Avogadro, sitting sideways on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Battista Moroni
Giovanni Battista Moroni ( – 5 February 1579) was an Italian painter of the Late Renaissance period. He also is called Giambattista Moroni. Best known for his elegantly realistic portraits of the local nobility and clergy, he is considered one of the great portrait painters of sixteenth century Italy. Biography Moroni was the son of architect Andrea Moroni. He trained under Alessandro Bonvicino "Il Moretto" in Brescia, where he was the main studio assistant during the 1540s, and worked in Trento, Bergamo and his home town of Albino, near Bergamo, where he was born and died. His two short periods in Trento coincided with the first two sessions of the Council of Trent, 1546–48 and 1551–53. On both occasions Moroni painted a number of religious works (including the altarpiece of the ''Doctors of the Church'' for the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo) as well as the series of portraits for which he is remembered. During his stay in Trento he also made contact wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
