LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1519

Attributed to Giovanni Antonio BOLTRAFFIO Milan, 1467–Milan, 1516 Portrait of a Man Oil on panel About 1490–1492 The attribution of this portrait is still disputed, but it could be the work of Boltraffio, the most gifted of Leonardo’s pupils and collaborators in the early 1490s. It was evidently inspired by The Musician. In the top left is a sentence from the essay On the Shortness of Life by Roman philosopher Seneca: ‘Life is long if you know how to use it.’ Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Reg. cron. 2123 Attributed to Marco d’OGGIONO Oggiono?, about 1470–Milan, 1524 Young Girl Crowned with Flowers, Holding a Bowl of Fruit Oil on panel About 1490–1494 The sitter’s pose recalls that of the Lady with an Ermine. Rather than a portrait, this could be an allegory of perfect beauty.The young woman has been identified as Pomona (the goddess of orchards and fruit) or a courtesan with a knowing smile, but she could also represent an allegory of a virtue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NewYork, inv. 91.26.5 0 76 0 75 Attributed to Marco d’OGGIONO Oggiono (?), about 1470–Milan, 1524 Young Girl Crowned with Flowers, Holding a Bowl of Fru Oil on panel About 1490–1494 The sitter’s pose recalls that of the Lady with an Ermine. Rather than a portrait, this c uld be an allegory of perfect beauty.The young woman has be n identified as Pomona (the godd ss of orchards and fruit) or a courtesan with a knowing smile, but she could als represent allegory of a virtue. The Me ropolitan Museum of Art, NewYork, inv. 91.26.5 0 76