Saturday, August 31, 2013

469. Veronica Franco - Jacopo Tintoretto (or follower) - 1575 - Worcester Museum

Franco was a famous Venetian prostitute and poet, later tried for witchcraft. She was extremely PR savvy, which included commissioning great artists to paint her portrait. This portrait from Tintoretto's workshop is however pretty much the only one scholars are nearly sure is her.

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