# Woman with a Dove

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cecco-del-caravaggio-r0bae35f3b135c2/woman-with-a-dove-r71aea4f3916310>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [CECCO DEL CARAVAGGIO](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cecco-del-caravaggio-r0bae35f3b135c2>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 66 x 47 cm

## Commentary

Earlier the painting was attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi and it was thought to be her self-portrait. There is a companion-piece, presently in the Royal Palace in Madrid, representing a young man with a hare. Perhaps the paintings were executed on the occasion of a marriage: the dove and the hare are the symbols of love.

## Related artworks

- [Christ Falls on the Road to Calvary](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cecco-del-caravaggio-r0bae35f3b135c2/christ-falls-on-the-road-to-calvary-r2e1913f77b1b81>)
- [Guardian Angel with Sts Ursula and Thomas](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cecco-del-caravaggio-r0bae35f3b135c2/guardian-angel-with-sts-ursula-and-thomas-r17727c6144b9e2>)
- [Martyrdom of St Sebastian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cecco-del-caravaggio-r0bae35f3b135c2/martyrdom-of-st-sebastian-rcf376c724dcb61>)
- [The Flute Player](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cecco-del-caravaggio-r0bae35f3b135c2/the-flute-player-rb143eb08de6863>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)