Portrait of a Princess (Pisanello)
Pisanello · c. 1437
The story
Portrait of Princess is a tempera painting on panel attributed to the Italian Late-Gothic master Pisanello. It was probably executed between 1435 and 1445 and is also known as Portrait of a Princess of the House of Este. It is firmly attributed to Pisanello on stylistic grounds and because he stayed in Ferrara in the period, where he also finished a portrait and a celebrative medal of Marquis Leonello d'Este.
The princess is shown in profile against a background of numerous butterflies and columbine flowers. The butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) near the princess' brow is a symbol of the soul.
The painting is currently housed and exhibited in the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France.
- Artist
- Pisanello
- Date
- c. 1437
- Collection
- Louvre, Paris, France
- Medium
- oil paint, poplar panel
- Size
- 43 × 30 cm
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