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Ludovica Tournabuoni in Domenico Ghirlandaio's Birth of the Virgin from the 1480s



Ludovica Tornabuoni, by Domenico Ghirlandaio (Italian artist, 1449–1494)

Domenico Ghirlandaio Ludovica Tornabuoni

 

I think the final lady is Ludovica Tournabuoni from Ghirlandaio's Birth of the Virgin.

 

Oooo, Laura & MOS: yes, I think so!

(Now, THAT is what I call a collaborative effort!)

-C-

 

The Henner does get copied on occasion:

 

I guess someone else liked her too.(LOL) They used to make legitimate copies of masterworks as tourist souvenirs. They weren't the same size as the originals and weren't meant to fool. That might be what some of those copies are.

 

Wow! I owe you all a beer!