Portrait of a Woman of the Hofer Family, approx 1470, Swabian artist
According to the National Gallery UK: The woman’s large white headdress, its calligraphic shape made up of stiff, angular folds, is striking against the dark background. Shading around the folds reinforces the sense of their depth, and the artist seems to want us to think that a fly, deceived by his illusion, has attempted to land on the headdress. The fly is, of course, also part of the deception and perhaps intended to reinforce the artist’s mastery.
As flies could spread disease and were sometimes seen as a symbol of sinfulness, its presence might be intended to ward against evil and illness. National Gallery UK
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The Hofer Woman and the Fly
According to the National Gallery UK: The woman’s large white headdress, its calligraphic shape made up of stiff, angular folds, is striking against the dark background. Shading around the folds reinforces the sense of their depth, and the artist seems to want us to think that a fly, deceived by his illusion, has attempted to land on the headdress. The fly is, of course, also part of the deception and perhaps intended to reinforce the artist’s mastery.
As flies could spread disease and were sometimes seen as a symbol of sinfulness, its presence might be intended to ward against evil and illness. National Gallery UK
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