The only painting by Leonardo in the Americas, and one of the first Italian portraits to turn its sitter three-quarters toward the viewer rather than showing her in profile. A juniper bush — ginepro, a pun on her name — fills the space behind her head. The lower third of the panel, which would have shown her hands, was cut away at some point after his death.
The only painting by Leonardo in the Americas, and one of the first Italian portraits to turn its sitter three-quarters toward the viewer rather than showing her in profile. A juniper bush — ginepro, a pun on her name — fills the space behind her head. The lower third of the panel, which would have shown her hands, was cut away at some point after his death.Read more
