Portrait of a Young Woman

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Portrait of a Young Woman (La Bella) is a celebrated early 16th-century oil painting by Titian, renowned for its elegant depiction of an idealized noblewoman and its masterful use of color and texture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance painting
painting
alsoKnownAs La Bella NERFINISHED
artForm easel painting
artHistoricalSchool Venetian school NERFINISHED
artist Titian NERFINISHED
artworkMedium oil paint
artworkSurface canvas
artworkType oil on canvas
associatedWithArtist Titian Vecellio NERFINISHED
city Florence NERFINISHED
collection Palatine Gallery NERFINISHED
country Italy
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
creator Titian NERFINISHED
culturalContext Italian Renaissance court culture
depicts idealized noblewoman
young woman
depictsAccessory fur
jewelry
depictsClothing elaborate sleeves
luxurious blue dress
era Italian High Renaissance NERFINISHED
estimatedCompletionYear 1536
genre portrait painting
hasBackground dark neutral background
hasColorDominance blue
gold
white
hasInfluenced later ideals of female portraiture in Venetian art
inception c. 1536
ItalianTitle La Bella NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle Italian
location Palazzo Pitti NERFINISHED
movement High Renaissance NERFINISHED
notableFor idealized female beauty
masterful use of color
refined depiction of textiles and texture
partOf Titian’s mature portrait oeuvre
period 16th century
styleCharacteristic rich chromatic contrasts
soft modeling of flesh tones
subtle play of light on fabric
subjectGender female
subjectOrientation turned slightly to the viewer’s left
subjectPosition three-quarter length
title Portrait of a Young Woman NERFINISHED

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Portrait of a Young Woman (La Bella) by Titian title Portrait of a Young Woman
subject surface form: Portrait of a Young Woman (La Bella)