The Woman With A Veil Analysis

The painting is a intricate portrait of a woman by Renaissance artist Rafael Sanzio. The woman shares many similarities to the woman in many of Raphael’s other paintings and almost seem to be the same person. The painting has a lifelike feel not only because of her warm, yet, captivating eyes, but, because of the intricate detail in her attire. His way of accentuating each and every detailed crease, the perfect contrast of light which not only shows the detail of her dress, but, adds the shadowing to her face, which only adds to the realistic feel of this painting. Additionally, the expression of the woman seems to not only be benevolent, but, amorous as well. Many have speculated that this portrait is of Raphael’s love interest known as Margherita Luti. However, alternatively others claimed it to be someone’s wife as the veil signified a married woman during that time. …show more content…
The art that was created during this time, although inspired by times past was unlike any other. However, the intricacies, although slight, are still obvious indicators of the inspiration of their predecessors of medieval art. Some of the similarities are the shape of the face as well as the placement of the hands. Medieval paintings typically showed the Virgin Mary with an oval shaped face and/or head. Moreover, the position of the hands and arms in Rafael’s painting are also very similar to how the medieval paintings characteristically displayed the Virgin Mary’s arm and hands. Many of the women depicted in paintings were portrayed in this way. Therefore, it is very easy to see that although, these beautiful pieces are as unique as they are breathtaking their medieval inspiration is certainly