Made in Siena, ca. 1475-1500
The workshop of Neroccio de' Landi
This idealised face once presided over a small, round
mirror. Long-standing optical theories described how
the eye received impressions from the objects it gazed
upon. Since beauty was thought to be a sign of virtue,
just looking at a beautiful face would inspire the
viewer to virtue
V&A
The workshop of Neroccio de' Landi
This idealised face once presided over a small, round
mirror. Long-standing optical theories described how
the eye received impressions from the objects it gazed
upon. Since beauty was thought to be a sign of virtue,
just looking at a beautiful face would inspire the
viewer to virtue
V&A
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