# Portrait of a Lady in Red [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BRONZINO, Agnolo]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Mixed technique on poplar, 90 x 71 cm ## Commentary This painting is one of the most important works of Italian Mannerist portraiture. It shows the early mastery of Agnolo Bronzino, the congenial favourite pupil of Pontormo, to whom the portrait has been erroneously attributed. The young woman probably belonged to one of the leading Florentine families. Her self-confidence and high social status find expression in the picture's bold composition: the placement of the armrest parallel to the bottom edge and the ingenious lighting of both the figure and her architectural backdrop serve to keep the viewer at the proper distance. ## Related artworks - [A Young Woman and Her Little Boy]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Alessandro de' Medici]() - [Allegory of Happiness]() - [Altarpiece]() - [Altarpiece]() - [Angel of the Annunciation]() - [Cosimo I de' Medici as Orpheus]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()