Petrarch’s Laura

alexandrecabanel

figurative

possibly oil pastel

portrait reference

portrait head and shoulder

animal portrait

animal drawing portrait

portrait drawing

facial portrait

portrait art

fine art portrait

digital portrait

Alexandre Cabanel’s “Petrarch’s Laura” depicts a woman wearing a laurel wreath, a symbol of poetic inspiration, and holding a red book. The painting, likely inspired by the famous sonnet sequence by Petrarch, explores themes of love, beauty, and the idealization of a beloved. Cabanel, a prominent French Academic painter, is known for his idealized portraits and mythological scenes.