Dama col mazzolino explained

Dama col mazzolino
Other Title 1:	Gentildonna dalle belle mani
Artist:	Andrea del Verrocchio
Museum:	Bargello Museum
City:	Florence

Woman with Flowers (Italian: Dama col mazzolino or Italian: Gentildonna dalle belle mani) is a marble sculpture in height executed by Andrea del Verrocchio between 1475 and 1480.^{[1] [2]} It is in the Bargello Museum in Florence.^{[1] [2]}

The identity of the woman could be Fioretta Gorini, mistress of Giuliano de' Medici,^[3] Lucrezia Donati, platonic love of Lorenzo il Magnifico,^[4] or Ginevra d'Amerigo Benci, also portrayed in a painting by Leonardo da Vinci.^[1]

Dama col mazzolino influenced Leonardo's Studies of hands.^[5] It stands out for having the hands on the chest.

Bibliography

• Book: Nifosì, Giuseppe . Arte in opera. Dal Rinascimento al Manierismo: Pittura Scultura Architettura . 3 . Gius.Laterza & Figli Spa . 2016 . 480 . 9788842114321.
• Book: Nifosì, Giuseppe . L'arte svelata. Rinascimento Barocco Rococò . 2 . Gius.Laterza & Figli Spa . 2014 . 414 . it . 9788842113256.

Notes and References

1. Book: Fossi . Gloria . Bussagli . Marco . "L'" arte italiana: pittura, scultura, architettura dalle origini a oggi . Giunti Editore . 2004 . 208 . it . 9788809037250.
2. Book: Touring Club Italiano . Touring Club Italiano . Italy: A Complete Guide to 1,000 Towns and Cities and Their Landmarks, with 80 Regional Tours . Touring Editore . 1999 . 194 . 9788836515226.
3. Angelo . Paratico . Leonardo Da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci, or Fioretta Gorini? Or Caterina, his mother? . Beyond Thirty-Nine . May 14, 2015 . July 4, 2017 . December 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211165410/https://beyondthirtynine.com/leonardo-da-vincis-ginevra-de-benci-or-fioretta-gorini-or-caterina-his-mother/ . dead .
4. Book: Rohde, Jorge Max . Lorenzo el Magnífico . Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras . 1952 . 130 . es.
5. Book: Gálvez, Christian . Leonardo da Vinci -cara a cara-: ¿Cuál era el verdadero rostro del maestro? . Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial España . March 23, 2017 . 74 . es . 9788403517615.