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| Keywords: Lavinia Fontana - Portrait of Ginevra Aldrovandi Hercolani - Walters 371915.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18749490 Creator Lavinia Fontana en Ginevra Aldrovandi's husband the Bolognese senator Ercole Hercolani died in 1593 Her elaborate mourning costume-with costly brocade lace and pearls-indicates her high social status She holds a handkerchief suggesting the tears she shed at her husband's death The lapdog is her pet but it also carries symbolic significance During the 16th century a widow who did not re-marry staying faithful to her husband's memory was often compared to a dog that was faithful to its master ca 1595 Renaissance Oil on canvas cm 114 94 94 93 ; Painted surface cm 115 95 ; size cm 137 8 117 79 accession number 37 1915 13056 Hercolani Collection Bologna date and mode of acquisition unknown Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome prior to 1881mode of acquisition unknown 1881 catalogue no 194; 1897 catalogue no 180 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 Old Mistresses Women Artists of the Past The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1972 Lavinia Fontana 1552-1614 Museo Civico Archaeologico di Bologna Bologna 1994 Italian Women Artists from Renaissance to Baroque Commerce Court and Convent National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington 2007 place of origin Bologna cite book Federico Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery Baltimore Walters Art Gallery 1976 2463997 en 260 84-385 Walters Art Museum license 2D Renaissance portrait paintings in the Walters Art Museum Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Lavinia Fontana Paintings of sitting women Females with dogs in art | ||||
