Licinio was impressed by the art of Giorgione, exploring the type of poetic portrait that he and artists in his circle had developed. Youth and beauty are contrasted with death and decay in this expressive portrait of c.1510-5. The sitter was traditionally thought to be a woman, due to overpainting which was removed in 1956.

Provenance: Bequeathed by Gaspard O. Farrer through the Art Fund, 1946.

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Bernardino Licinio (c. 1490 – after 1549)
Date: circa 1510-15

Image Details
Date: 27 March 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/33s
ISO: 400
Licensing: Image of an Ashmolean Museum asset. This image cannot be licensed.