The dumb woman - Raffaello
The museum
Urbino in art
Curators
Vannucci Lucrezia e Spada Sofia
Description of the museum
The theme of our museum is Urbino with its artworks. The first of the two images opening the collection is a contemporary photography of Urbino, while the second one is a painting named “The ideal city” by an unknown author. These pictures are connected by their themes. The other images are related chronologically.
author: Author: Luca della robbia
title: Madonna and child between saints
date: 1450 about
material and technique: terra cotta glazed
author: Raphael Sanzio
title: the dumb woman
date: 1507 about
material and technique: oil on table
The dumb woman
The background of the picture is dark and the woman is portrayed turned to the right. This painting is very expressive in fact it is difficult to understand in depth. That’s why it is called work "The dumb woman" but we know it as "Woman in green" or "The woman with the golden necklace", too.
author: Piero della Francesca
title: flagellation
date: 1453 about
material and technique: oil painting
author: unknown
title: the ideal city
date: 1480-1490 about
material and technique: tempera on painting
author: Piero della Francesca
title: double portrait of the dukes of Urbino
date: 1465-1462 about
material and technique: oil painting