The Portrait of a Young Woman, also known as La Muta, is an oil on wood portrait by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael, executed c. 1507–1508. It is housed in the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, in Urbino. The picture portrays an unknown noblewoman over a near-black background, showing some Leonardesque influences.

La Muta è un dipinto a olio su tavola (64x48 cm) di Raffaello Sanzio, databile al 1507 e conservato nella Galleria Nazionale delle Marche a Urbino. Il dipinto è annoverato nell'inventario dell'eredità del cardinale decano Carlo de' Medici nel 1666.

The artwork portrays a woman of gentle mien, depicted from the waist up against a muted, dark background. Her gaze is quiet and introspective, with her lips closed in a soft demeanor that has possibly led to the work’s title, ‘La Muta,’ which translates from Italian to ‘The Mute Woman.’

2022年8月3日 · Who was actually Raphael’s young woman (La Muta) and why did the artist correct the work several times? This portrait has sparked scholarly speculation, prompted investigations in the archives and fuelled many stories, but still has not unravelled its mysteries.

《妇女肖像（拉穆塔）》是意大利艺术家拉斐尔于1507年所作。

Italian Renaissance Painter Raphael executed the Portrait of a Young Woman between 1507 and 1508. It is also known as La Muta. Oil paint was used for this painting. The Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino provides the home for the precious artwork. The portrait depicts an unknown noblewoman in a nearly black background.

2011年3月27日 · Portrait of a young woman, sometimes known as La Muta is one of only two of Raphael's paintings on display in his native Urbino. It is a relatively recent attribution to Raphael and was gifted to the town of Urbino by the Uffizi after spending much time in storage in the great Florentine Museum.

La Muta (1507) is a painting by Raphael in the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche. The following 17 files are in this category, out of 17 total.

2014年12月29日 · If the fascinating identification of “La Muta” proposed by art historian Enzo Gualazzi in 1984 is correct, the letter she holds in her hands may be read as the omen of the assassination of Giovanni a few days after the painting was completed.

The female portrait known as The Mute Woman represents a return to the influence of Leonardo. It certainly comes from the Florentine environment, for it was given in trust to the National Gallery of the Marches by the Uffizi, where it had been stored for several hundred years. It was attributed to Raphael only recently.