Rijksmuseum

Eleanora of Aragon

Date

c. 1473

Medium

marble (rock)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

While Eleanora of Aragon may not be portrayed here as a ravishing beauty, she is certainly not ugly. In any case, she can hardly be recognized as the stocky Duchess of Ferrara with skin more brown than white, as she was described by a contemporary. The sculptor clearly idealized her. Her neck is elegantly long and the white marble automatically lends her the then desired pallor.

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