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“No-one knows the identity of this young female musician. But Bartolomeo Veneto’s painting was so popular that over 20 copies were made. The visual clues are confusing: the tilt of her head, the direct gaze suggests a courtesan, women who entertained clients with music. Other versions give her a halo (St Cecilia was patron saint of music). Whatever her status, her self-assurance invites us into a world where women as music makers, players and singers, was becoming acceptable. The journey to the stage had begun.”
Sarah Dunant

AUTHOR Bartolomeo Veneto
DATE 1520
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on panel
DIMENSIONS cm 65 x 50
INVENTORY 2240
ROOM I
Work on display