Aproximaciones iconográficas en torno al díptico ？Historias de Judit？ de Sandro Botticelli en relación con las stanzas sobre Judit de Lucrezia Tornabuoni di Medici

the following essay presents preliminary results of a research about i a diptych by sandro botticelli, on which there is little documentation. the main purpose of this study is to establish a hypothesis regarding the identity of the owner and an alternative option to the common dating of this work, taking into consideration its significance in a specific cultural context, as well as the possible functions of this piece of art as an object. the hypothesis is organizing a series of iconographic and literary background, complemented by theoretical background about the iconographic identification of the botanical motif, which has a great relevance for the interpretation of the artwork, and that has a close relation to the ancient thought and the recognition of emerging gender issues in renaissance art.