Hans Holbein the Younger, "Lais of Corinth"

A Woman dressed in a Renaissance style dress sits behind a table or plinth with ": Lais : Corinthiaca : 1526 :" apparently engraved on the front edge. A heavy curtain hangs behind her. Lais faces the viewer with her right hand extended palm up. Her left hand holds a drape lying in her lap. On the table is a pile of gold coins.

Hans Holbein the Younger (1498–1543), "Lais of Corinth," (1526) color on linden wood, h 34.6 cm (13.6 in), w 26.8 cm (10.6 in). Kunstmesuem Basel.

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Associated Passages
Ovid, Amores 1.5
Date
1526
Location
Kunstmesuem Basel
Image Credit
Wikimedia Commons