Portrait of Princess is a tempera on panel painting attributed to the Italian Late-Gothic master Pisanello. It was probably executed between 1435 and 1449 and is also known as Portrait of a Princess of the House of Este. It is 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.
It housed in the Musée du Louvre in Paris, F...
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Portrait of Princess is a tempera on panel painting attributed to the Italian Late-Gothic master Pisanello. It was probably executed between 1435 and 1449 and is also known as Portrait of a Princess of the House of Este. It is 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.
It housed in the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France.
The princess is shown in profile against a background of numerous butterflies and columbine flowers.
The subject of the picture has been identified as Ginevra d'Este (a clue being the presence of the juniper, ginepro in Italian), although at one time it was thought she could be Margherita Gonzaga, wife of Leonello d'Este. In fact, the flowers in the background do not contain reference to Gonzaga symbols, while a vase, symbol of the Este, is present. Ginevra d'Este married the condottiero and lord of Rimini Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta,...
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