Comparative Study: Renaissance Portraits of Isabella d'Este and A Lady

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During my compare and contrast on the paintings of Titian, “Portrait of Isabella d'Este” 1534-1536 and Rogier Van der Weyden, “Portrait of a Lady” 1460, I observe that both paintings have some similarity to each other because both models are posing. Its two Renaissance portraits of the two beautiful ladies from a wealthy family posing with their bodies turned approximately thirty-five degree to the right side showing the left cheek. Not only they both have the same pose, they also have a fashionable headdress, hair up, dark color V-neckline dress, and the body posture straight up while sitting down.
Not only that, even though they both have some similarity to each other, I notice more difference than similarity in the portraits. Portrait of Isabella d'este was made in 1534-1536 on oil on wood with dark black brown background. Unlike the Portraits of a Lady who looked down during her portraits, Isabella d'este is looking up but not directly towards the viewers. While observing more on both portraits, I notice the light that shined down on Isabella d'este is coming from her right top corner of the painting. On the other hand, Portraits of a Lady were made in 1460 on oil on oak panel with the light source coming from the left top …show more content…

But as for Portrait of a Lady, she just had fuller lips and a submissive look because she is looking down and not up. Nevertheless, Portrait of a Lady who also comes from a wealthy family, her clothes is not dramatic as Isabella d’este’s outfit. Isabella d’este dress is richly embroidered with fur, velvet and silk, and sleeves decorated with silver and gold trim. She shows a lot of character and power she has with her appearance and clothes. Unlike Portrait of Lady who had less jewelry on her in the portrait with only one ring on both left and right

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