Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Caritas Pirckheimer (1467–1532)

Description

In Portrait of a Woman, a hooded woman turns toward the left against a blue background, her pale wimple framing a firmly modeled face. An inscription and the spare arrangement give the image the gravity of an early portrait.

This Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Caritas Pirckheimer, is cataloged by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as the work of a twentieth-century imitator of Albrecht Dürer. Its appeal lies in the intent gaze, quiet symmetry and contrast between luminous skin and subdued clothing.

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