# Portrait of a Lady

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GERUNG, Matthias](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gerung-matthias-ra6f876746b529c>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Oil on limewood panel

## Commentary

Matthias Gerung belongs to the second generation of German Renaissance painters, trained under Hans Schäufelein, Dürer&#39;s principal pupil. This portrait represents an unidentified lady, half-length, head in profile, wearing black with a white headdress, holding a book.

## Attribution

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