Who painted Dame mit rotem Samt?

Dame mit rotem Samt was painted by Paris Bordone in 1550.

Where can I see Dame mit rotem Samt?

Dame mit rotem Samt is held by Bavarian State Painting Collections.

What movement is Dame mit rotem Samt?

Dame mit rotem Samt is associated with Mannerism.

Artwork

Dame mit rotem Samt

Paris Bordone , 1550

Dame mit rotem Samt is an unspecified painting by the Mannerist artist Paris Bordone. It dates from 1550 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.

About this work

Overview

Created around 1550, the work titled *Dame mit rotem Samt* is an oil painting attributed to Paris Bordone, a Venetian artist who studied under Titian. It belongs to the Mannerist period and is part of the collection of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.

Subject & Meaning

The canvas presents a solitary woman seated in a modest interior. She wears a high‑necked white blouse, a dark skirt, and a fur‑trimmed wrap that covers one arm, while holding a small fur muff. Her hair is neatly pulled back, and the plain backdrop, hinted by a dark wall or narrow window, focuses attention on her poised, contemplative expression.

Technique & Style

Bordone employs a restrained palette of deep shadows and subtle highlights, allowing the figure’s skin and garments to emerge with a gentle luminosity. The composition reflects Mannerist preferences for elegant refinement and intricate detailing, yet the overall handling retains a certain provincial vigor that sets it apart from the more polished works of his master, Titian.

History & Provenance

The painting entered the Alte Pinakothek’s holdings during the museum’s early acquisitions, though precise documentation of its ownership before that remains limited. Its attribution to Bordone has been affirmed through stylistic comparison with other mid‑sixteenth‑century Venetian portraits.

Artist & collection

Artist

Paris Bordone

Paris Bordone (Paris Paschalinus Bordone; 5 July 1500 – 19 January 1571) was an Italian painter of the Venetian Renaissance who, despite training with Titian, maintained a strand of Mannerist complexity and provincial vigor.