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Portrait of a Young Woman * This painting is also known as La fornarina (the bakeress), since the subject is Raphael’s mistress, a Roman baker’s daughter. Raphael was the most gifted painter of the Italian High Renaissance, and left behind a large body of work when he died in 1520. (Tidbit: Raphael idolized Michelangelo, who couldn’t stand him. You can also see Da Vinci’s influence in the background foliage.)    38 votes
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There’s background foliage?
Probably my favorite of all painters. I’ve always liked his work.
I wonder if that’s why he’s my favorite turtle too. hmm…
I was gonna say…how the hell did that big reptile do that detail work with only three fingers? Cowabunga!!!
dude, he’s a NINJA. like he can do ANYTHING.
Nick you have been showing us this wonderful artwork and I forgot that some of it’s been on your site here for ages.
DOMAI has a sub page http://www.domai.com/art/stoneladies/index.html
I don’t know what pieces are titled or who carved them and it’s obvious that they are more modern. So maybe it’s me, but I can “see” a connection to the classic Greek and Roman and Even the Renaissance.
ALSO. I forgot to look at the galleries and beauties of the day I was so wrapped up in these photos and researching them
This is going to be a great week at Nick’s!
Can’t say as I blame the lady. I would like to fondle those tits too.
i absolutely love the “Raphael” arm band.
“You’re Mine!”
Nick!
I’m loving the paintings. You should check out William-Adolphe Bouguereau, a 19th Century French painter. Wikipedia has an excellent collection of his works in public domain.
What I like most about this is the incredible attention to detail in her face — the rest is sorta misted in, as if Raphael weren’t all that interested in the details of the body et al, but her face… remarkable: nearly photographic. Lovely.