Fornarina Renaissance articulated doll

Fornarina is a unique one-of-a-kind articulated porcelain doll

I want to share with you the story of the creation of this doll and her unusual name.
10 years ago I was lucky enough to visit the marvellous ancient city of Florence. Unfortunately, I was there only for a short time, one day, but this trip was very rich in culture. Among other things, I visited the Art Gallery of Pitti Palace, where I enjoyed the Italian Renaissance paintings.
I was most impressed by the live paintings of Raphael Santi. I also love other famous Renaissance artists, but it was Raphael's works that were most represented in the halls of the palace.

The guide told me that the young master was in love with a beautiful girl who often posed for him, and it is her that we see in many of Raphael's works. The master wanted to marry her, but the girl's parents were against it. It is known that Raphael loved this woman until his death.
Fornarina was a nickname he affectionately called her, which meant in Italian simply baker's girl, or baker's daughter.

Of course, I did not aim to make an exact copy of the artist's painting (although the similarity with the painting of the same name is still traceable:),
the face and the outfit are my fantasies, but the inspiration for this work I took from the great Renaissance and of course Raphael's paintings.

The body is moulded by Maria, the joints are glued with leather, the face is a single copy.
When assembled, the doll holds and fixes a variety of poses very well.
The outfit consists of two dresses: the lower one with buttons on the back and the upper one with lacing on the front. The shoes are a la Italian chopinas made of antique silk with metallised gold thread in the style of the 15th-16th century.