Caption

Portrait of Queen Bona Sforza, ca. 1540, after a painting by Lucas Cranach the Younger Lucas Cranach the Young, 1515–1586 by Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884. Drawing on tracing paper glued over paper of similar dimensions, the composite sheet glued by its upper edge to cardboard; watercolor. Subject: Queen Bona Sforza 1494–1557. 16th century; female portrait. Dimensions: sheet 21.8 × 17.8 cm; cardboard 35.8 × 25.9 cm. Date of drawing: 1830–1884., A seated person wearing a white headscarf wrapped around the head and neck and a dark brown garment with a fur-trimmed brown vest, pale skin, and a neutral facial expression, with visible light shading on the cheeks and forehead; their hands rest on a pale yellow surface, one hand holding a rolled object, both hands showing lace cuffs; the background is a muted green with textured brushwork and the overall palette includes white, brown, beige, pale yellow, muted green, and touches of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_462

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 9.7in x 11.8in / 2903 x 3536 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Queen Bona Sforza ca 1540 painting Lucas Cranach Younger Lucas Cranach Young 1515–1586 Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 Drawing tracing paper glued paper dimensions composite sheet glued upper edge cardboard watercolor Subject Queen Bona Sforza 1494–1557 16th century female portrait Dimensions sheet Date drawing 1830–1884 seated person wearing white headscarf wrapped head neck dark brown garment fur-trimmed brown vest pale skin neutral facial expression visible light shading cheeks forehead hands rest pale yellow surface hand holding rolled object hands showing lace cuffs background muted green textured brushwork palette includes white brown beige pale yellow touches gray.