Comparing " Margaret of Austria" to "portrait of a Lady"

Comparing " Margaret of Austria" to "Portrait of a Lady"

In 15th century the artist were focusing on the painting portraits. Their goal were was to perfect the art in oil painting with carefully and skillfully. The painting of Margaret of Austria and Portrait of a lady in yellow were painted in two different part of the Europe, both painting painted around 30 year apart. The Portrait of Margaret of Austria was painted by Jean hey, who is also known as the Master of Moulins and the Portrait of a lady produced by Alesso Baldovinetti. Both portrait have similarities and difference, but their style is completely different from each other. Portrait of Margaret is from 1490 CE and the artist used the oil paint on the oak panel, the size of the panel is 12 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. (32.7 x 23 cm). The portrait of a lady is from 1465 CE, the medium used in painting is oil paint on the wood and dimensions is 62.9 x 40.6 cm.

The "Portrait of a lady" show the profile views of a lady with blonde hair, setting against blue background. The artist used the her profile to paint portrait. Portrait shows a lady in yellow dress almost in sitting position till waist line. The three palm leaves stitched in her sleeve. The profile of a painting is very prominent because of its color.

The painting has no depth or perspective and its background looks plain blue. Therefore the yellow color is looking more bright. Looking closely at the painting, there is a very thin white outline around the lady and its help emphasis the profile. The portrait looks so static, it giving a feel of unrealistic. There is no facial expression on the lady face. Th focus point of a painting is embroidered pattern of three palm leaves, which are decorate on the sitter's sleeve. The palm leaves are not only for decoration purpose, but its may be her family emblem. The design can be easily recognized because it is a only detailed part of a painting.

Portrait of "Margaret of Austria" is portrait of Emperor Maximilian I daughter, Margaret of Austria was marry at the age of 3 to the baby dauphin Charles, the future Charles VIII. She briefly served as "queen of France" from 1483 to 1491. In this portrait she shown around age of 10. In "Portrait of Margaret" artist used the oil paint to show the detail and texture of her clothes. The red velvet dress. The shiny gold pendent. Specially these times all the Northern renaissance artist were this technique to showing the light and reflective surface. In "Portrait of lady" artist does not focus in any detail. He just gives depiction, her clothes and faces are not even painted with much detail. The background of the portrait in color, it does not seem much important because artist want us to focus only in individual portrayed. "Margaret of Austria" has more detailed portrait and it painted very delicately,