Bernardino
Licino had an intense career as a portraitist, of which this work is a good
example: it is devoid of any psychological examination and the analytical
rendering of the garments and ornaments aims to represent the social status
of the subject.
The
singular iconography of this canvas can be interpreted as the portrait of a
widow showing the effigy of her deceased husband, but nothing certain is
known about the identity of the characters.