The subject of this painting is unclear. It was acquired as 'fiametta and boccaccio' and was subsequently catalogued as 'a muse inspiring a court poet'. Another possibility is that the male figure represents the clown, il gonnella, as the tondo (or circular picture) of which this is a fragment, was said to include a portrait of him. The original ceiling picture was probably commissioned by alfonso d'este for the castello in ferrara, north-east italy. A 17th-century description makes it clear that it originally had five figures; one other figure survives as a fragment in florence (fondazione roberto longhi). Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: probably about 1524. Dimensions: height: 55.1 cm (21.6 in) ; width: 75.5 cm (29.7 in). Collection: National Gallery. Dosso Dossi 020
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