![]() ![]() ![]() To depict the relationship between nature and humans, da Vinci created curved lines in her hair and clothing that continue into their surroundings, forming part of the natural lines of the rivers and mountains. In classical renaissance style, the portrait shows half the body in front of a natural landscape. This portrait is of a woman named Lisa Gherardini, who was wed to a nobleman, Francesco del Giocondo. Regarded as one of the most famous paintings ever made of a female, da Vinci created the Mona Lisa in 1506. Portrait of Mona Lisa del Giocondo (1503-1506) by Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons He tried to keep his concepts from prying eyes by developing a style called “mirror writing”. He was left-handed but was known for writing in unconventional ways, like from right to left or back to front. He is considered to be one of the most exceptional humans in history and not just an extraordinary artist, but a genius of his time. Although he never had any formal schooling, he is remembered today for his contributions in many schools of thought such as art, science, maths, and technical inventions. Another artist from Italy, da Vinci was born in the year 1452. Mona Lisa was painted in 1506 by the master artist, Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa (1506) by Leonardo Da Vinci Artist In the painting, we can see her holding out a cloak with which to cover Venus upon her arrival onshore. On her right is the Hora of Spring, one of three Greek minor goddesses. To her left is the winged god of wind, Zephyr, who can be seen blowing at her with visible radiating lines, trying to help the shell vessel to the shore. This painting portrays the goddess Venus as she arrives at the shoreline on a shell after her birth, from which she emerged naked and fully formed. ![]() Highly famous and prolific, his artwork The Birth of Venus is likely to be the single most iconic painting of a woman ever created. 1485) by Sandro Botticelli Sandro Botticelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Here, he contributed to beautiful scenes such as Youth of Moses, The Temptations of Christ, and Punishment of the Sons of Corah.Īlthough many portraits have been attributed to him, there is only a number that can accurately be determined as being his work. He created many renditions of the Madonna and child motif as well as helped in the painting of the Sistine Chapel. Today Botticelli is most well remembered for his paintings of mythological subjects, although he also painted many other subjects such as religious figures and female portraits. He was an artist in the early Italian Renaissance movement. Let us take a closer look at fifteen famous paintings of women and what made them so popular.īirth of Venus (1485) by Sandro Botticelli Artistįlorence, Italy, is the birth town of Sandro Botticelli, born in 1445. While many world-renowned male painters have made famous paintings of women, there are also a few beautiful examples of women painting self-portraits of themselves. 2.2 Are All Female Portraits Photorealistic?.2.1 Are All Paintings of Women Painted by Male Artists?.1.15 Blue Marylin (1964) by Andy Warhol.1.14 Portrait of Dora Maar (1941) by Pablo Picasso.1.13 Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940) by Frida Kahlo.1.12 Woman with a Fan (1918) by Gustav Klimt.1.11 The Crystal Ball (1902) by John William Waterhouse.1.10 Woman in Her Bath Sponging Her Legs (1884) by Edgar Degas.1.9 The Portrait of Madame X (1884) by John Singer Sargent.1.8 The Cup of Tea (1881) by Mary Cassatt.1.7 Woman With a Parasol (1875) by Claude Monet.1.6 Whistler’s Mother (1871) by James McNeill Whistler.1.4 Girl With a Pearl Earring (1665) by Johannes Vermeer.1.3 Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (1639) by Artemisia Gentileschi.1.2 Mona Lisa (1506) by Leonardo Da Vinci.1.1 Birth of Venus (1485) by Sandro Botticelli.Note that the listings on this site are a unique compilation of information and are protected by copyright worldwide. Name Medium Subject Nationality Women ArtistsĪll images and text on this site copyright 2016 by John Malyon/Specifica, Inc., unless otherwise noted. ![]()
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