Artwork / New Renaissance
Ginevra de’ Benci [obverse]
- year
- c. 1474/1478
- medium
- oil on panel
- dimensions
- overall (original panel only): 38.1 x 37 cm
Leonardo da Vinci · Ginevra de’ Benci [obverse] (c. 1474/1478).
A young woman sits before dark juniper foliage and a distant landscape. Soft transitions of light across her face show Leonardo’s close attention to how form emerges from shadow.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund. Accession 1967.6.1.a. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/50724-ginevra-de-benci-obverse
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