Why it matters
A pregnant woman sits with her left hand resting on her belly: an unusual subject in Renaissance painting. Raphael painted it during his stay in Florence in 1505–1506.
Did you know?
- For a long time it was listed as by an unknown artist.
- It was first attributed to Raphael in 1839.
- The sitter may be a member of the Bufalini family or Emilia Pia da Montefeltro.
Based on the Wikipedia article La donna gravida (CC BY-SA 4.0).
