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Original filePortrait of Maddalena Doni
Italian: Ritratto di Maddalena Doni Portrait of Maddalena Donititle QS:P1476,it:"Ritratto di Maddalena Doni "label QS:Lit,"Ritratto di Maddalena Doni "label QS:Les,"Retrato de Maddalena Doni"label QS:Lfr,"Portrait de Maddalena Doni"label QS:Lde,"Porträt der Maddalena Doni"label QS:Lpt,"Retrato de Maddalena Doni"label QS:Lzh,"瑪達萊娜·多尼肖像"label QS:Lka,"მადალენა დონი"label QS:Lja,"マッダレーナ・ドーニの肖像"label QS:Larz,"صوره مادالينا دونى"label QS:Lpl,"Portret Maddaleny Doni"label QS:Lml,"പോർട്രെയ്റ്റ് ഓഫ് മദ്ദലീന ഡോണി"label QS:Lnl,"Portret van Maddalena Doni"label QS:Len,"Portrait of Maddalena Doni"label QS:Ltr,"Maddalena Doni Portresi"label QS:Laz,"Maddalena Doninin porterti"
About This Work
The subject is shown with her hands crossed in her lap, wearing a dress with voluminous blue sleeves and a red bodice. She wears a gold pendant featuring a ruby, an emerald, and a sapphire, finished with a large teardrop pearl. A single, slender tree stands in the rolling hills of the background under a soft blue sky.
The painting reflects the Florentine High Renaissance interest in the symbolic language of jewelry and virtue. The specific gemstones depicted were often chosen for their perceived spiritual and protective qualities as detailed in contemporary lapidaries and Neoplatonic philosophy.