Portrait of a Venetian Woman black-and pearl necklace and highly-fashionable patterned dress; all of which are highlighted against a flat black background. It is similar in pose and colour tone to his c 1507 "A German Woman from Venice", while at least two studies of Venetian women are known, both of which are very daring. One shows the model with a plunging neckline, the other with bare shoulders. During his visit to Italy Dürer became fascinated by and befriended Giovanni Bellini, an established master when Dürer was still a relative unknown outside of Germany. The Franconian artist's influence can be seen in this work's soft
Alexander Scott (16th-century poet) Alexander Scott (16th-century poet) Alexander Scott (Scots: Sanderris Scott: 1520?1582/1583) was a Scottish Court poet. He is believed to have spent most of his time in or near Edinburgh. Thirty-six short poems are attributed to him, including "Ane New Yeir Gift to Quene Mary", "The Rondel of Love", and a satire, "Justing at the Drum". According to an older view, "he has great variety of metre, and is graceful and musical, but his satirical pieces are often extremely coarse". According to the modern viewpoint of the "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", "Because of its range, explicitness, and open-endedness, Scott's work