Artwork
Portrait of a Young Woman as Saint Agatha
Portrait of a Young Woman as Saint Agatha is an oil painting by the High Renaissance artist Giovanni Cariani. It dates from 1516 and is held in the collection of the National Galleries Scotland.
About this work
If you’re curious about more works in the same setting, check out the museum: Scottish National Gallery.
Portrait of a Young Woman as Saint Agatha is a painting by Giovanni Cariani, dated 1516. It was done in oil on canvas, a common medium for the time.
The work belongs to the Italian Renaissance period and was completed between 1516 and 1517. Today it hangs in Edinburgh, where the Scottish National Gallery displays it for visitors.
If you’re curious about more works in the same setting, check out the museum: Scottish National Gallery.
Overview
This oil on canvas painting, Portrait of a Young Woman as Saint Agatha, was created by Giovanni Cariani during the Italian Renaissance.
History & Provenance
Dated to between 1516 and 1517, the painting is now held in the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh.
Technique & Style
The work is characteristic of the Italian Renaissance period, executed in oil paint on canvas, a typical medium for artists of that time.
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Artist
Giovanni Cariani (c. 1490–1547), also known as Giovanni Busi or Il Cariani, was an Italian painter of the high-Renaissance, active in Venice and the Venetian mainland, including Bergamo, thought to be his native city.
