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    One of the romantic legends of Art History concerns a woman who is thought to have been the model for several paintings -- including one of his most famous -- by a love-struck artist whose name can be translated as small versions of a certain type of container. It is said by some that this woman was also the mistress of a doomed member of a famous family and that he once participated in a contest in her name, carrying a banner painted by the artist. Who was she, who was the artist, and can you find me one or two of the putative portraits?

    Question #85899. Asked by lanfranco. (Sep 15 07 4:33 PM)


    22crows

    		The lady would be Simonetta Cattaneo de Vespucci, and the artist Sandro Botticelli

    see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonetta_Cattaneo_Vespucci

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus_(Botticelli)

    Sep 15 07, 5:26 PM
    lanfranco

    		Lovely, crows. I'm all out of silver paintbrushes at the moment, so I'll give you a silver palette.

    This is an entirely unconfirmed legend -- insofar as both Botticelli and Giuliano de' Medici are concerned -- but one beloved in the world of "art appreciation." My favorite supposed portrait of Simonetta is actually this one:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Simonetta_Vespucci_(Piero_di_Cosimo)

    Sep 15 07, 5:46 PM

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