Drawing in ink and colored pencils that represents the portrait of young women in Renaissance Italy looking out from a Florentine roof terrace during a moment of traditional celebrations. It seems that at the time, in order to maintain their honorability, women were forced to live a secluded life, conducted by hiding inside the palaces. However, they were allowed, in "marriage age", to be able to freely appear on the public road only in certain periods, but with clothing that denoted their social status and that avoided any misunderstanding. The young women could thus be admired by suitors, making the windowsills become the destination of pilgrimages of lovers, place of serenades and fleeting encounters.
Ink and colored pencils on paper and cardboard
£343.22
Drawing in ink and colored pencils that represents the portrait of young women in Renaissance Italy looking out from a Florentine roof terrace during a moment of traditional celebrations. It seems that at the time, in order to maintain their honorability, women were forced to live a secluded life, conducted by hiding inside the palaces. However, they were allowed, in "marriage age", to be able to freely appear on the public road only in certain periods, but with clothing that denoted their social status and that avoided any misunderstanding. The young women could thus be admired by suitors, making the windowsills become the destination of pilgrimages of lovers, place of serenades and fleeting encounters.
Ink and colored pencils on paper and cardboard
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This artwork is sold by Paola Imposimato from Italy