Fornarina
Historical Center
Il ritratto di Margherita Luti, figlia di un fornaio di Trastevere, famosa per essere stata l’amante e la modella di Raffaello.
- Artist: Raffaello Sanzio
- Location: Fornarina
- Date: 1520
The most celebrated painting in the collection. It is a portrait of Margherita Luti, daughter of a baker in Trastevere, famous for being the lover and model of Raphael. The young lady, painted semi-nude like a Venus, as underlined by the myrtle bush in the background, sacred plant of the goddess, has a bracelet on her left arm with the inscription Raphael Urbinas.
