Andrea del Verrocchio
The work has been recognized as the apex of Leonardo-esque sfumato. Nagel notes the attentive detail to masterful shadowing and lighting. Nagel compares "La Scapigliata" with head studies by Leonardo's teacher, Andrea del Verrocchio, noting the similar approach and attention given to the shading, and that both Verrocchio's studies of female heads and Leonardo's "La Scapigliata" seem to 'know' that the edge of the panel exists. He concludes that