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National Gallery of the Marche – Ducal Palace of Urbino verified

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Raffaello Sanzio - Portrait of a gentlewoman called la Muta
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Piero della Francesca - Flagellation
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Ideal city
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Piero della Francesca - Madonna of Senigallia
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Luca Signorelli - Crucifixion
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Pedro Berruguete - Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro and his son Guidobaldo
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Giovanni Bellini - Madonna and Child, St. John the Baptist and St. Anna
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Federico Barocci - Madonna of San Simone
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Giusto di Gand; Pedro Berruguete - Sant'Ambrogio
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Giusto di Gand; Pedro Berruguete - Bartolo from Sassoferrato
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Paolo Uccello - Miracle of the profaned Host
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Raffaello Sanzio; Jules Joseph Lefebvre - The miraculous catch
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Tiziano Vecellio, detto Tiziano - Resurrection
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Bartolomeo di Giovanni Corradini, detto Fra Carnevale - Alcove of the Duke
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Refreshment
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Giuliano da Maiano; Benedetto da Maiano - Federico's study
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Ambrogio Barocci; Francesco di Giorgio Martini - Device with winch
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Ambrogio Barocci; Francesco di Giorgio Martini - Five times
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Alvise Vivarini - Madonna and Child Enthroned and Saints known as the Montefiorentino Polyptych
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Guido Reni - David contemplates Goliath's taken off head
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Federico Barocci - St. Francis receives the stigmata
Raffaello Sanzio - Portrait of a gentlewoman called la Muta
Piero della Francesca - Flagellation
Ideal city
Piero della Francesca - Madonna of Senigallia
Luca Signorelli - Crucifixion
Pedro Berruguete - Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro and his son Guidobaldo
Giovanni Bellini - Madonna and Child, St. John the Baptist and St. Anna
Federico Barocci - Madonna of San Simone
Giusto di Gand; Pedro Berruguete - Sant'Ambrogio
Giusto di Gand; Pedro Berruguete - Bartolo from Sassoferrato
Paolo Uccello - Miracle of the profaned Host
Raffaello Sanzio; Jules Joseph Lefebvre - The miraculous catch
Tiziano Vecellio, detto Tiziano - Resurrection
Bartolomeo di Giovanni Corradini, detto Fra Carnevale - Alcove of the Duke
Refreshment
Giuliano da Maiano; Benedetto da Maiano - Federico's study
Ambrogio Barocci; Francesco di Giorgio Martini - Device with winch
Ambrogio Barocci; Francesco di Giorgio Martini - Five times
Alvise Vivarini - Madonna and Child Enthroned and Saints known as the Montefiorentino Polyptych
Guido Reni - David contemplates Goliath's taken off head
Federico Barocci - St. Francis receives the stigmata

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The lady portrayed by Raphael is most likely Giovanna Feltria della Rovere, daughter of Federico da Montefeltro and mother of Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino from 1508 to 1538, also known as Raphael's protector. This enigmatic lady probably owes the nickname “Muta” to her perfectly sealed lips. The setting of the three-quarter figure, with its gradual emergence from the shadows, is a typical representation of Leonardo da Vinci, also used by Raphael in female portraits of the same period. This choice allows you to make the character more expressive and better describe the details of the clothing. In Raphael's portraits, clothing is of great importance and indicates both the social role of the person depicted and the idealization of the pose. The woman in the portrait wears the “gamurra”, the typical dress of the early sixteenth century. From diagnostic investigations carried out on the oil painted panel, it appears that under the current image there is another version of the painting. Probably Raphael painted the same subject in two different phases. The first draft dates back to the youth period, when the woman is represented with softer shapes, with wavy hair and a wider neckline. The figure now visible, on the other hand, shows signs of austerity in the face, the hair gathered, a slightly different position of the shoulders and no longer has the neckline. The change from the first version is probably due to the fact that Giovanna was widowed by Giovanni della Rovere in 1501. Note the dominant green color of her dress as well as the detail of the handkerchief that the woman holds in her left hand, both of which are «symbol of mourning and widowhood ".

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