Why it matters
Maria Baroncelli, about 14, is shown shortly before her marriage to the banker Tommaso Portinari, in a black hennin and a jewelled necklace. It was the right wing of a triptych; the lost centre panel was a Virgin and Child.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1470.
- It is painted in tempera and oil on oak.
- Her necklace is identical to the one in the Portinari Altarpiece.
Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of Maria Portinari (CC BY-SA 4.0).
