Mystery Bugiardini Portrait

This portrait attributed to a follower of  Giuliano Bugiardini may in fact be a lost Raphael.



Image from:  https://news.artnet.com/in-brief/mystery-portrait-may-be-a-lost-raphael-39806

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Bugiardini's Beauties

My 2013 post about the lady in the pink dress by Bugiardini (image below) prompted me to do some research into his life, but he seems to be a bit of a mystery!

image from: http://www.sandstead.com/images/gulbenkian_museum/BUGIARDINI_Portrait
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Giuliano Bugiardini was also known as Giuliano di Piero di Simone. Although his very early career is uncertain, it is known that he apprenticed with Ghirlandaio. He was a member of the Painter's Guild and had a very small involvement in painting the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuliano_Bugiardini )


Portrait of a Woman (by Bugiardini)
from: http://bjws.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/portraits-of-women-attributed-to_9491.html

I love the figured silk of her sleeve, the fine embroidery at the edge of her chemise, and the decorated headband.

Portrait of a Woman (by Bugiardini) c. 1510
from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuliano_Bugiardini#mediaviewer/File:Giuliano_Bugiardini,_ritratto_di_donna,_1506-1510.jpg

New picture - Lady in a pink dress by Bugiardini

I've posted before about the excitement I feel when I find a new Renaissance portrait that I haven't seen before. Well, here's a gem! It is Portrait of a Young Woman by Bugiardini (Gulbenkian Museum.) I love the embroidery on her head wrap and the interesting bodice detail. I wonder if that is an intaglio ring? The line of fur(?) around the bottom of her head wrap is very interesting also.


from: http://www.sandstead.com/images/gulbenkian_museum/BUGIARDINI_Portrait_of_a_Young_Woman_c151625_Gulbenkian_Museum_Lisbon_source_sandstead__1.jpg