La Schiavona
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Portrait of a Lady, known as La Schiavona (the woman from Dalmatia
), is a 1510-12 portrait by Titian
of an unknown woman.
Its subject is shown three-quarter length and in relief (inspired by ancient cameos) on a raised section of the parapet. The parapet is original, though the raised section appears to be a revision by Titian himself (drapery painted under it can now be seen through it). It is signed TV on the parapet. It was presented to the National Gallery in London in 1942 by Sir Francis Cook, Bt
, in memory of his father Herbert
, via the Art Fund - it is still in the Gallery's collection, as NG5385.
From October 2009 to January 2010, La Schiavona was loaned to the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds to be shown as part of an exhibition called Sculpture In Painting.
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
), is a 1510-12 portrait by Titian
Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...
of an unknown woman.
Its subject is shown three-quarter length and in relief (inspired by ancient cameos) on a raised section of the parapet. The parapet is original, though the raised section appears to be a revision by Titian himself (drapery painted under it can now be seen through it). It is signed TV on the parapet. It was presented to the National Gallery in London in 1942 by Sir Francis Cook, Bt
Sir Francis Cook, 4th Baronet
Sir Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook, 4th Baronet was a British artist. He was the fourth holder of the Cook Baronetcy. He was the only son of Sir Herbert Cook, inheriting his father's titles in 1939.-Life:...
, in memory of his father Herbert
Sir Herbert Cook, 3rd Baronet
Sir Herbert Frederick Cook, 3rd Baronet of Richmond was an English art patron and art historian.-Life:Only son of Sir Frederick Cook, he was educated at Harrow School and Balliol College, Oxford and called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1895...
, via the Art Fund - it is still in the Gallery's collection, as NG5385.
From October 2009 to January 2010, La Schiavona was loaned to the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds to be shown as part of an exhibition called Sculpture In Painting.