Female profile by Raphael (c.1505, Uffizi) in Pushkin museum (2016) by shakko 01

The subject is depicted in a strict profile with her hair meticulously braided and gathered into a complex knot. The drawing focuses on the delicate contours of the face and the intricate details of her hairstyle and the ribbons on her shoulder. The work is a study of form and proportion characteristic of the artist's Florentine period.

This work reflects the Neoplatonic ideals prevalent in Florence during the early 16th century, where the pursuit of 'grazie' (grace) and harmonic proportion was viewed as a visual manifestation of divine order and the beauty of the soul.