Unknown Woman

Jacometto Veneziano was a Venetian miniaturist and portrait painter active in the last decades of the fifteenth century. This portrait of an unknown woman from around 1495 exemplifies his exquisite small-scale portraits that were highly prized by Venetian collectors. His tiny, jewel-like portraits on panel or parchment were among the most refined works of their type produced in Renaissance Venice.

Oil on small panel with extraordinary miniaturist detail and refinement. The delicate rendering of the woman's features and costume demonstrates Jacometto's mastery of intimate portrait painting.