Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index



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  • Title: Fanciulla [Young Girl]
  • Creator: Circle of Andrea del Verrochio, artist
  • Description: This bust of a young girl takes its inspiration from ancient Roman marble busts, thus lending the young subject the same gravitas as Roman matrons and empresses.
  • Source: WikiMedia Commons
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ , e.g. “Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported” Attribution: I Sailko
  • Subject (See Also): Classical Influences Portaits
  • Geographic Area: Italy
  • Century: 15
  • Date: circa 1475-1485
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  • Current Location: Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art
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  • Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Sculptures
  • Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Busts; Marble
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  • Height/Width/Length(cm): 53cm/48.8cm/
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