MELONE, Altobello
(b. ca. 1485, Cremona, d. ca. 1543, Cremona)

Portrait of Alda Gambara

1515-16
Oil on panel, 60 x 50 cm
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Formerly this portrait was attributed to Boltraffio, then to Bartolomeo Veneto. It is assumed that the represented woman is Alda Gambara, a poet, however, an alternative identification, namely a member of the Avogadro family, is also proposed. In the background the fortress of Brescia is depicted.