Portrait of a Young Woman with Unicorn by Raphael is one of the gems from the Galleria Borghese in Rome, currently on loan to the Gallerie d’Italia in Naples (where it can be seen until June 22, 2025, see the details below). Long misattributed and repainted, this masterpiece holds many secrets—its authorship, symbolism, and even its original appearance.
Bibliography
Patrizia Cavazzini, “The Rediscovery and Restoration of Raphael’s Lady with a Unicorn”, The Burlington Magazine, vol. 142, no. 1164, 2000, pp. 342–348.
Roberto Longhi, “Raphael Rediscovered”, Paragone, 8, 1927, pp. 5–12.
Stefano Pierguidi, “Il restauro della Dama con liocorno e il problema dell’iconografia”, Prospettiva, no. 94 (1999), pp. 61–72.
Linda Wolk-Simon, Laura in a Loggia: Raphael’s Portrait of a Lady with a Unicorn in: Sublime Beauty: Raphael’s Portrait of a Lady with a Unicorn, 2015, pp.11-31.