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Lady with Primroses

sculpture by Verrocchio

Also known as: “Woman Holding Flowers”

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discussed in biography

In Andrea del Verrocchio: Paintings and sculptures
…his marble bust known as Lady with Primroses (also called Woman Holding Flowers) (1475–80). The latter work created a new type of Renaissance bust, in which the arms of the sitter are included in the manner of ancient Roman models. This compositional device allows the hands, as well as the…
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