Lot n° 54
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1000 - 1500
EUR
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Result
: 1 000EUR
16th century FRENCH SCHOOL - Lot 54
16th century FRENCH SCHOOL
Portrait of Laure de Noves (1310 - 1348), wife of Hugues de Sade
Miniature
D. 5.5 cm DB
Titled around "Laura Francisci Petrarach Cura".
On April 6, 1327, as he was leaving mass, Petrarch spotted Laure de Sade, also known as Laure de Noves (1310 - 1348). She became his muse, "Laure aux blanches mains" ("Laure with white hands"). At Petrarch's request, Simone Martini painted his portrait and that of Laure.
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