This image was painted in 1500-02 by Lorenzo Lotto. The image shows a woman who was never identified holding an image of Lucretia who is about to stab herself after being raped by the son of King Tarquin.
I saw inspiration in this image through the hair, the round 'band' of curls which are a miss matched colour from the darker hair on the fringe suggests the very very early use of either faux hair or a head piece, adorned with flowers. The curls on this piece emphasise what we already know about the renaissance period, the curls of hair suggesting love and romance, the flowers bringing the element of nature that was so popular in art at the time into the work. This is a very early indication to me as mentioned of a floral headpiece, and an early starting point for research into this era, the nature and romantic meanings of hair in history!
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