https://venice.dahvc.org/fall-2020/files/original/Dana_s_Collection/Portrait_of_a_Lady_[Veronica_Gambara]/Correggio_Ritratto_di_dama_c.1517-1518.jpg f189480425b862107305359be7565fdd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dana's Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <em>Portrait of a Lady (Veronica Gambara)</em> Subject The topic of the resource Portrait of the Venetian Poet Veronica Gambara Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Antonio da Correggio Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1517 - 1520 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dana Hogan Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Oil on canvas, 102.0 x 86.0 cm Type The nature or genre of the resource Painting Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant The Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia Description An account of the resource <p>In a pastoral setting of a symbolic laurel and a changeable blue sky, the poet is placed in the imaginary domain of her works. With a half-smile, she turns toward the viewer from her three-quarter pose, apparently seated on the grass or perhaps a log out of view. With dramatically bloused white sleeves and a contrasting black velvet overdress that exposes a smooth expanse of her shoulders, the lady is fashionable, attractive, and modest with no hint of décolletage. Her braided hairnet secured with a jewel marks her as a woman of means, noble bearing, and is perhaps an allusion to her great intellect – other women with exceptional knowledge and creative talent were sometimes depicted with wild hair or turbans to express their genius.</p> <p>It has been suggested that the sitter is Veronica Gambara, who was widowed in 1518. Details suggesting marital loss include the black overdress, the inscription on the silver chalice alluding to sorrow and memory, and the ivy, symbolic of fidelity and undying love [1]. Upon her husband's death, Gambara became the ruler of the court of Correggio, where she developed a thriving literary salon and produced poetry of her own.</p> <p></p> <p>[1] “Portrait of a Lady,” Hermitage Art Museum, accessed October 2, 2020. <a href="https://www.arthermitage.org/Correggio/Portrait-of-a-Lady.html">https://www.arthermitage.org/Correggio/Portrait-of-a-Lady.html</a></p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <ul> <li>Adani, Giuseppe. <em>Correggio pittore universale</em>. Cinisello Balsamo: Silvano, 2007.</li> <li>Hermitage Art Museum. “Portrait of a Lady.” Accessed October 2, 2020. <a href="https://www.arthermitage.org/Correggio/Portrait-of-a-Lady.html">https://www.arthermitage.org/Correggio/Portrait-of-a-Lady.html</a></li> <li>Lucco, Mauro. <em>Mantegna a Mantova 1460-1506</em>. Milan: Skira, 2006.<br /><br /><strong>Image Source:</strong> Hermitage Art Museum</li> </ul>