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Ginevra De Benci!
TITLE: LEONARDO DA VINCI'S GINEVRA DE BENCI PORTRAIT. DATE: 1473 DA VINCI'S AGE: 21
PATRON: Ginevra de' Benci She was an aristocrat.
PAINTING USED FOR: Portrait.
~ Ginevra de' Benci - Portrait by Da Vinci! ~ :Leonardo’s first known portrait painting!
The bottom of the painting, which contained Genevra’s arms and hands, was removed due to damage of the painting. SUBJECT MATTER: Leonardo was commissioned to commemorate Ginevra's wedding to a person called Luigi Niccolini.
TYPE: Oils on Poplar wood SIZE: 38.8 × 36.7 cm's
PRESENT LOCATION: The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., USA.
INFORMATION: Leonardo placed Genevra in front of a juniper bush as in Italian, ‘juniper’ is a pun on her name, ‘Ginevra De Benci.’
MORE INFORMATION: The Juniper bush also symbolized chastity, an especially respected quality at the time.
~ Ginevra de' Benci - Portrait by Da Vinci! ~ :Underside of the portrait.
AUTHENTICATION: Completely the work of Leonardo Da Vinci.
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