The Triumph of Cherries
Girl with Cherries
Attributed to Marco d’Oggiono (Italian, Milan ca. 1467–1524 Milan)
Date: ca. 1491–95
Medium: Oil on wood
“Painted by Marco d’Oggiono, a close associate of Leonardo da Vinci’s in Milan, this picture combines elements of portraiture and allegory. The richly dressed female wearing an inscrutable smile is crowned with ivy and holds a bowl of cherries. The meaning is enigmatic: it may allude to marriage (ivy symbolized marital fidelity) but also suggests a connection with sophisticated literary circles.” …Or maybe it suggests that the girl has fresh fruit, and is happy about it. I swear to God, sometimes it feels like the Met thinks they’ve let the side down if they don’t come up with a complicated answer.
Source via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, under a Creative Commons Open License.
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