Portrait of a Young Venetian Woman, 1505 by Albrecht Durer
Canvas Print - 3056-DUA
Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, AustriaOriginal Size: 32.5 x 24.2 cm
Giclée Canvas Print | $48.70 USD
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Painting Information
Dürer's "Portrait of a Young Venetian Woman". It's a curious thing, this painting - at once familiar and oddly alien, like stumbling upon a Renaissance party where you don't quite know the dress code.
The woman stares out at us, caught in that peculiar limbo between posing and simply existing. There's a hint of a smile playing about her lips, as if she's privy to some private joke. One wonders what Dürer said to coax that expression from her. Perhaps it was just the Venetian light, warm and golden, softening her features and lending a glow to her skin that seems to come from within.
Dürer's German precision hasn't entirely melted away in the Italian heat. Look at how he's rendered each curl of her hair - you can almost feel the spring and bounce of it. But there's a new sensuality here, a looseness that speaks of Bellini's influence. The fabric of her dress shimmers and shifts, the paint moving with a life of its own.
The colours are rich, almost decadent. Oranges and golds dominate, punctuated by that striking blue ribbon. It's as if Dürer is showing off, demonstrating that he can match the Venetians at their own game. "See," he seems to be saying, "I can do warm and inviting too."
There's something slightly off-kilter about the composition, though. The woman is ever-so-slightly too far to the left, creating a tension that keeps drawing the eye back. It's unsettling in the best possible way, like a perfectly tuned dischord in a piece of music.
What fascinates me most is the sense of personality that comes through. This isn't just a pretty face or a display of wealth (though it's certainly both those things). There's an intelligence in those eyes, a spark of life that transcends the centuries. You get the feeling that if you could step into the painting, she'd have something interesting to say.
In the end, it's a painting that leaves you with questions. Who was she? What was her relationship to Dürer? And how much of what we see is the real woman, and how much is Dürer's idealised vision of Venetian beauty? It's in these ambiguities that the portrait finds its enduring power to captivate and perplex in equal measure.
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