Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn | Raphael | 1505-06 Jacopo Pontormo the painting appears to showcase

the painting appears to showcase an idyllic rural landscape

and the dreamlike quality of the scene conveys his interpretation of Tahitian life and culture

created in 1893

we see Gabrielle d’Estrées—mistress of King Henry IV of France—seated nude in a bath beside her equally bare sister

Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn | Raphael | 1505-06 Jacopo Pontormo the painting appears to showcaseAbout the artwork: Painted when Raphael was still in his early twenties, Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn reflects the refined beauty and harmony that would soon make him one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance. The unidentified young woman sits calmly before an open landscape, dressed in luxurious clothing that reflects the fashion of the time. Resting in her lap is a small unicorn, a mythical creature traditionally associated