▁skin ▁and ▁re dd ish ▁bl ond ▁hair ▁to ▁her ▁black - and ▁p ear l ▁neck lace ▁and ▁highly - f ashion able ▁pattern ed ▁dress ; ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁highlight ed ▁against ▁a ▁flat ▁black ▁background . ▁It ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁pose ▁and ▁colour ▁tone ▁to ▁his ▁c ▁ 1 5 0 7 ▁A ▁German ▁Woman ▁from ▁Ven ice , ▁while ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁studies ▁of ▁Ven et ian ▁women ▁are ▁known , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁very ▁d aring . ▁One ▁shows ▁the ▁model ▁with ▁a ▁pl ung ing ▁neck line , ▁the ▁other ▁with ▁bare ▁shoulders . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁Italy ▁D ür er ▁became ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁and ▁be fri ended ▁Giovanni ▁Bell ini , ▁an ▁established ▁master ▁when ▁D ür er ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁relative ▁unknown ▁outside ▁of ▁Germany . ▁The ▁Fran con ian ▁artist ' s ▁influence ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁this ▁work ' s ▁soft ▁model ing , ▁dram atic ▁light ing ▁and ▁v ivid ▁colours ▁and ▁t ones . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁not ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁D ür er ▁original ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁Lith uan ian ▁collection ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁The ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁s itter ▁is ▁lost ; ▁however , ▁in ▁dress ▁and ▁ha irst yle , ▁she ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁Ven et ian , ▁rather ▁than ▁German ic . ▁The ▁portrait ▁is ▁un fin ished ; ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁elements , ▁notice ably ▁the ▁black ▁bow ▁above ▁her ▁ch