Portrait of Queen Bona Sforza in profile, after a medal by Giovanni Maria Padovano, Giovanni Maria Mosca 1493–ca.1573 author of the original, Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman/author. Subject: Bona, Queen of Poland 1494–1557. 16th century; iconography, portrait, tracing of a medal, portrait of a woman, sigillography/medallism. Drawing on tracing paper glued with edges to cardboard. Drawing: 13.1 × 10.8 cm; cardboard: 34.8 × 25.1 cm; 1830–1884., A simple line drawing on beige paper shows a circular medallion containing a profile bust of a person facing right wearing a headscarf or wrapped cloth and a layered garment with decorative folds and a beaded necklace, rendered in thin black lines; the surrounding paper shows faint pencil marks and a round stamp near the lower left, with visible small speckles and slight paper creases, in colors beige, black, and a faint grey from pencil.
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Portrait of Queen Bona Sforza in profile, after a medal by Giovanni Maria Padovano, Giovanni Maria Mosca 1493–ca.1573 author of the original, Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman/author. Subject: Bona, Queen of Poland 1494–1557. 16th century; iconography, portrait, tracing of a medal, portrait of a woman, sigillography/medallism. Drawing on tracing paper glued with edges to cardboard. Drawing: 13.1 × 10.8 cm; cardboard: 34.8 × 25.1 cm; 1830–1884., A simple line drawing on beige paper shows a circular medallion containing a profile bust of a person facing right wearing a headscarf or wrapped cloth and a layered garment with decorative folds and a beaded necklace, rendered in thin black lines; the surrounding paper shows faint pencil marks and a round stamp near the lower left, with visible small speckles and slight paper creases, in colors beige, black, and a faint grey from pencil.

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Portrait Queen Bona Sforza profile medal Giovanni Maria Padovano Giovanni Maria Mosca 1493–ca.1573 author original Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 draughtsman author Subject Bona Queen Poland 1494–1557 16th century iconography portrait tracing woman sigillography medallism Drawing tracing paper glued edges cardboard 1830–1884 simple line drawing beige paper circular medallion containing profile bust person facing right wearing headscarf wrapped cloth layered garment decorative folds beaded necklace rendered thin black lines surrounding paper faint pencil marks round stamp near lower left visible small speckles slight paper creases colors beige black faint grey pencil.

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