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Giorgione - Young bride - Laura
Voting period ends on 2 Oct 2014  at 20:14:33 (UTC)
 * Reason: An interesting Italian bridal portrait from the  sixteenth century. According to art historian Norbert Schneider's book The Art of the Portrait, 2002, capter. Giorgione: Portrait of a Young Lady ("Laura"): ... it is only from the prudish perspective of the nineteenth or early twentieth century that the baring of a breast would be viewed as debauched or meretricious. In the sixteenth century, nudity did not provoke disapproval, but was shown publicly and uninhibitedly. This painting, too, was publicly shown, probably by a proud noble who wished to celebrate his bride's attractiveness -  ... - as well as her virtue and chastity. The laurel was considered a symbol of virtue... The veil wound about her shoulders and upper body is a bridal veil, and her bared right breast alludes to the proverbial chastity of the Amazons...
 * Articles in which this image appears:Laura (Giorgione)
 * FP category for this image:Artwork/Paintings
 * Creator: Giorgione


 * Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 20:14, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Support Samsara (FA • FP) 23:19, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Support - Another very useful painting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:16, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Support--Drajay1976 (talk) 03:55, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Support - interesting piece of artwork.  SagaciousPhil   -  Chat  08:12, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 20:15, 2 October 2014 (UTC)