La Fornarina Print by RaphaelThe Story Behind La Fornarina Print by Raphael La Fornarina print, also known as The Portrait of a Young Woman by Italian high renaissance artist, Raphael was painted between 1518 and 1519. Its said that the woman was Raphaels mistress, Margherita Luti, who often modelled for him, being the daughter of a baker, hence known as Fornarina (baker). With no record of a commission for this nude portrait with her venus like pose, it is likely that Raphael

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The field hare is reproduced with almost photographic accuracy

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gorgeously painted by Botticelli with golden ringlets

also known as the Madonna Dell Pace print is highly praised by art critics and shows the Madonna with Baby Jesus in her lap

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The Story Behind the Abundance Print by Rubens

represented by a white dove

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