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Leonardo Da Vinci's Portrait Of Ginevra De Benci

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Leonardo da Vinci painted a portrait of Ginevra de ' Benci on a panel with oil, allowing him to work on it longer. Ginevra de ' Benci came from a wealth family of Florentine. Da Vinci painted the portrait in 1474, when Ginevra de ' Benci was only 16 years old.( Moritz) During that era it was comment for 16 years old to get marry so early. In her portrait Benci is wearing a red dress that’s elegant do to the sheer fabric; showing her wealth states in society respecting the strict dress code that they had during that era wearing something that doesn 't show off so much of her wealth. In the bottom edition it shows some white flowers demonstrating the fact that she is a young girl and she’s pure. In the back of the portrait of Ginevra de ' Benci,
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