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This portrait was purchased in 1855 from the Capello family, and is said to represent Pellegrina Morosini, who was from one of the oldest and most important families of sixteenth-century Venice. Pellegrina married Bartolomeo Capello in 1544 and had two children, Bianca and Vettor. She died some time before 1559. Pellegrina’s daughter, Bianca Capello, was the subject of scandal, as the mistress then wife of Francesco I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The woman turns her eyes to meet ours with a confident, questioning look. A single parapet is often used to define space in Venetian portraits, such as Titian’s Portrait of a Lady (‘La Schiavona’) in the National Gallery, but the two stone ledges in this portrait are an unusual feature.
Title
Portrait of a Woman (perhaps Pellegrina Morosini Capello)
Date
about 1558-62
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 98.8 x W 80.7 cm
Accession number
NG2161
Acquisition method
Bought, 1855
Work type
Painting
