very rare piece: wooden doll "Giovanna" c. 1540 from the Mannerism era 1520-1600+, probably Upper Italy, head and hull are carved of one piece of hardwood (probably oak), it is a high wood craft by a sculptor, upper part of the body is conic at the waist, decollete with markedly painted black broad line, decollete and face with flesh color, very detailed carved features, chin, nose eye area, harmony and physiognomy the at highest level, brown painted eyes, red carved and painted mouth, serious introvertedexpression, high forehead, high hairline, very nice carved ears with earing shaped like hearts probably made of iron, dark-brown painted circular head with smal fringe of hair, with a small, strict fix bun, down below the waist an all-around carved, wide pleated skirt that is brown-red painted, arms are made of hardwood with ball-and-socket joints at the shoulders and at the elbows too, with wrist, but stiffened, big very expressive carved hands, fingers and thumb with flesh color, 2 fingers were glued , size: 55 cm, see also "A Book of Dolls and Dollhouses", by Flora G. Jabos & Estrid Faurholt,"Puppen&Spielzeug" 372007 "Agatha"