Bust of a Young Woman
Artist
Alessandro Botticelli(Italian (Florentine), 1445–1510)Italian (Florentine), 1445–1510
CultureItalian
Titles
- Bust of a Young Woman
- Potrait of a Young Woman
Datec. 1485–1490
PlaceFlorence, Italy
MediumTempera on wood
DimensionsPanel: 15 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (38.7 × 24.8 cm)
Frame: 19 3/4 × 14 1/8 × 3 in. (50.2 × 35.9 × 7.6 cm)
Frame: 19 3/4 × 14 1/8 × 3 in. (50.2 × 35.9 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.554
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
206 Cooper/Riley Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Botticelli and the Medici," Städel Museum, Frankfurt, November 13, 2009–February 28, 2010.
"Botticelli Re-Imagined," Gemäldegalerie Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, September 24, 2015–January 24, 2016; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, March 5–July 3, 2016.
"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.
Published References "Catalogue of the Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1945 "The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: A Guide to the Collection," intro. by William C. Agee, entry by J. Patrice Marandel, No. 77 (1981) Dr. Carolyn C. Wilson, "Italian Paintings XIV-XVI in The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in association with Rice University Press and Merrell Holberton Publishers, London, 1996, cat. no. 12
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