The Galleria Nazionale in Parma houses an intriguing small
painting by Leonardo (cm 24,6 x 21) probably dating back to 1508, the painter’s
mature period when he created The Virgin
of the Rocks and The Virgin and Child
with St Anne and St John the Baptist.
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La Scapigliata by Leonardo
Galleria Nazionale Parma, Italy
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The
Head of a Woman (also known as La Scapigliata) portrays a pensive
young woman, her head incline, her down-cast eyes shaded by heavy eyelids, her
loose wavy hair barely sketched (it is due to her “ruffled” hair that she got
the Italian name La Scapigliata).
The technique is unusual because the painting is on
wood, but it is a monochrome. It might be a sketch or a draft because of the
contrast between the clearly defined face and the unfinished details.
If you are in Parma, don’t miss it!
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