Portrait of Pietro Mellini

Benedetto da Maiano was very well-known for his talents as a portraitist. This bust is a striking proof: the expression conveyed by the rippled forehead and the tight lips is as various and diverse as reality. A sense of skepticism and vigilence are shown to the spectator. However realist this bust may seem, one must bear in mind that a certain idealization is at work too: evident references to Roman portraiture such as the posing of the model enable the bust to stand between naturalism and idealization.贝内代托·达·马亚诺（Benedetto da Maiano）以肖像创作的卓越才华享誉盛名。这件半身像便是绝佳佐证：其褶皱的前额与紧抿的双唇所传递出的神情，与现实一般丰富多元，向观者流露着怀疑与警觉的气质。尽管这件半身像看似极具写实性，但需注意，其中亦暗含了一定的理想化处理——对罗马肖像艺术的明确借鉴，例如模特的姿态，使得这件作品得以介于自然主义与理想主义之间。