Domenico Ghirlandaio - Portrait of a Lady

This fashionably dressed young woman, painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio, circa 1490, represents an ideal of femininity often celebrated in Renaissance Florence. Her physical beauty would have been considered a reflection of moral virtue, as suggested by the orange blossom she holds, which symbolizes chastity. The identity of the sitter remains a mystery, but the portrait may have been commissioned to commemorate her marriage—she wears a ring and pendant of the kind traditionally given as wedding gifts. The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown. Subscribe to Ars Europa Channel and if you enjoyed the video, leave a "like" and share it. If you want to be informed of each of our new videos of Arts, History, Myth or Literature, activate the bell icon after subscribing