1.0Polo Culturale Pietro Aldihttps://www.poloaldi.it/en/Polo Aldihttps://www.poloaldi.it/en/author/poloaldi/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iQ9sjyRnlH"><a href="https://www.poloaldi.it/en/artwork/portrait-of-a-young-girl/">Portrait of a Young Girl</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.poloaldi.it/en/artwork/portrait-of-a-young-girl/embed/#?secret=iQ9sjyRnlH" width="600" height="338" title="“Portrait of a Young Girl” — Polo Culturale Pietro Aldi" data-secret="iQ9sjyRnlH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> http://www.poloaldi.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/57-870x1024.jpg8701024This delicate portrait was painted on a palette, as was the custom at the time for artists to offer as an affectionate tribute. The girl seems to be the same brunette model who appears in studies for the Praying Angel in the Pollini chapel in the Misericordia cemetery in Siena. The girl reappears in a drawing dated 1886, accompanied by an affectionate dedication, leading to the supposition that she was a romantic interest of the artist, who was especially receptive to feminine charm.