|  | Profile Portrait of a Lady
Item 9 on 17
Italian Painting
Painting (Portrait)
Dimensions : 37 cm x 52 cm
Material : Oil on walnut
Date : near 1500
Area related : Italy
Acquisition : Presented by Mrs Otto Gutekunst in memory of her husband (1947)
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This notably Leonardesque portrait was probably painted by Ambrogio de Predis during the period of his collaboration with Leonardo da Vinci on the Milanese altarpiece which was to incorporate 'The Virgin of the Rocks' (hanging nearby). The Moor's head and the letters 'L' and 'O' on the sitter's belt buckle may allude to Lodovico il Moro, Duke of Milan, perhaps identifying this lady as his mistress.
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