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In this poster of Sandro Botticelli's PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN, elegance meets intensity — as if she’s not posing, but waiting for you to say something worth her time
She wears pearls like armor and gazes into the distance as if she’s already bored of the 15th century. In "Portrait of a Young Woman" by Sandro Botticelli, every strand of hair is a declaration of status, every braid carefully arranged like a Renaissance power statement. Her identity remains uncertain — some think she’s Simonetta Vespucci, the so-called most beautiful woman in Florence. Others argue she’s simply an ideal, a kind of painted daydream. Either way, she looks like she has opinions about your taste in jewelry.
This "Portrait of a Young Woman - Sandro Botticelli" poster captures a world where beauty meant elaborate codes: feathers, pearls, medallions, ribbons — all possibly loaded with secret meanings. Her profile is so perfect it feels like it was carved from a rulebook, and yet there's something oddly modern in her glance, like she’s quietly judging your Instagram caption. Botticelli didn’t just paint faces — he painted puzzles with good hair.
Find out more — Portrait of a Young Woman by Sandro Botticelli
Also known as | Poster Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci / Poster Idealized Portrait of a Lady / Poster La Bella Simonetta |
Original artwork | Painted between 1480 and 1485 |
Painter | Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) |
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