Fornarina
Artist:
Raphael Soyer
(American, 1899 - 1987, born Russia)
Date: [not after 1982].; 20th century
Medium: lithograph
Classification: Visual Works
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. S.E. Coen
Object number: 1982.16.14
DescriptionHead and upper torso of nude woman against a black background. The sitter for this portrait was one of a number of models that Soyer used over an extended period of time. The title refers to the paramour of the same name of the 16th century painter Raphael.