Portrait of a Lady Reading a Music Book inscribed 'Petrarcha'

Portrait of a Lady Reading a Music Book inscribed 'Petrarcha' is a painting created in 1524 by Andrea del Sarto. 



The artwork depicts a woman, seated and dressed in a rich red robe, attentively reading a book that appears to be a music book. She wears a pearl necklace and a dark, intricately braided headdress. The background features a classical architectural element, possibly a portion of a building with columns, and a landscape with a distant hill and what seems to be a walled structure. The painting's palette is predominantly warm, with the red of the woman's robe being a striking focal point. There is an inscription visible at the bottom of the painting. The overall style is characteristic of the High Renaissance. The exact dimensions are not provided in the metadata.