Portrait of a woman, three-quarter length

Datable to circa 1668-70, this portrait has recently been attributed to the young Giovanni Battista Gaulli, called il Baciccio, and reflects the artist's engagement with Jacob Ferdinand Voet’s female portraiture while also showing the influence of Diego Velázquez.

We are grateful to Dr. Francesco Petrucci for proposing the attribution on the basis of a photograph and for sharing his observations (written communication, 21 August 2025). Petrucci draws particular attention to the distinctive treatment of the hands, which may be compared with those in Baciccio’s Portrait of Eleonora Boncompagni Borghese (see F. Petrucci, Baciccio: Giovan Battista Gaulli (1639-1709), Rome, 2009, cat. A61-A62). He also cites Baciccio’s copy of Velázquez’s celebrated Portrait of Innocent X (Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Rome), executed as part of a series of six portraits for Cardinal Flavio Chigi (F. Petrucci, op. cit., cat. A7), as further evidence of the Spanish master’s impact on the young painter.