Laura, sometimes known as Portrait of a Young Bride, is a 1506 oil on canvas painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giorgione.

[4] Her hair is held back modestly, yet a single strand falls loose along her face, creating a sense of eroticism in the painting.

This painting marks Giorgione's transition from the style of Giovanni Bellini to taking inspiration from the work of Leonardo da Vinci.

The softening of the contours around the face of the woman is also influenced by da Vinci, creating a more intimate, enigmatic portrait.

Behind the young woman is a branch of laurel (Laurus), a symbol of chastity or of poets, and carrying the nuptial veil.

[8] The laurel was considered a symbol of virtue, as seen in Lorenzo de' Medici's "impresa", where it was accompanied by the motto: "Ita ut virtus".

Since contemporary morality permitted sexual reproduction only within the institution of marriage, the allusion to the Amazons implied a wife's commitment to conjugal fidelity.

This painting, too, was publicly shown, probably by a proud noble who wished to celebrate his bride's attractiveness - her full build was entirely in keeping with contemporary Venetian ideals of beauty - as well as her virtue and chastity.