Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Woman

Andrea del Sarto

Date

c. 1518

Medium

oil on wood

Culture

Italy, 16th century

Department

European Painting and Sculpture

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

King Francis I’s deep interest in Italian Renaissance culture manifested itself not only through acquiring important works of art but also by bringing leading architects, scholars, and artists to Paris. Chief among these figures was the Florentine painter Andrea del Sarto. The sitter’s distinctively French hood and black veil suggest that someone talented closely connected to the artist painted this work during his brief time in France.

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