Portrait of Ginevra de' Benci (Ritratto di Ginevra de' Benci) by Leonardo da Vinci

High Renaissance

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Basic Information

TitlePortrait of Ginevra de' Benci (Ritratto di Ginevra de' Benci)

ArtistLeonardo da Vinci (c. 1474-1478)

Datec. 1474-1478

MediumOil on wood (poplar panel)

Dimensions42.7 cm x 37 cm

CollectionNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Historical Context

Ginevra de' Benci was a Florentine noblewoman celebrated for beauty and intellect. Likely commissioned around her marriage to Luigi Niccolini in 1474, one of the earliest Italian portraits of a woman in three-quarter view. The panel has been cut down at the bottom, possibly removing hands. The reverse bears a juniper sprig (pun on 'ginepro') with the motto VIRTUTEM FORMA DECORAT.

Artistic Appreciation

Broke with Florentine profile tradition for more natural, psychologically complex representation. Sitter's directed gaze creates sense of interior life absent from earlier profiles. Juniper motif adds symbolic meaning connecting identity, virtue, and poetic expression. Anticipates later portrait masterworks.

Leonardo da Vinci

Portrait of Ginevra de' Benci (Ritratto di Ginevra de' Benci)

Name: Portrait of Ginevra de' Benci (Ritratto di Ginevra de' Benci) by Leonardo da Vinci — Ultra-HD Digital Reproduction
Brand: Gallerixes
SKU: 8adc1e0d6887
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Visual Description

Ginevra in three-quarter view against cypress landscape with misty horizon. Porcelain-like skin contrasts with dark center-parted hair in tight curls. Expression restrained and introspective with downcast eyes. Simple brown dress with square embroidered neckline. Landscape extends psychological space beyond mere representation.

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