
Ginevra de Benci
1478 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia
A juniper bush stands behind her as a pun on her name. The panel was later cut down at the bottom, taking her hands with it.
★ 7.2

A juniper bush stands behind her as a pun on her name. The panel was later cut down at the bottom, taking her hands with it.

The three kings are Medici, and the young man in the saffron cloak at the right, looking straight out at us, is Botticelli.