Portrait of a Woman

2nd century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    encaustic on wood

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lewis Einstein

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.6 x 11.5 cm (13 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
    framed: 42.6 x 19.1 cm (16 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    1956.12.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Probably European (Paris) art market; acquired by Louis Einstein [1877-1967], Paris; gift 1956 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1972

  • Styles in Portraiture, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 1972, no catalogue.

Bibliography

2017

  • Katz, Brigit. "How 21st-Century Technology is Shedding Light on a 2nd-Century Egyptian Painting." Smithsonian.com (26 December 2017): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-new-imaging-technique-revealed-secrets-ancient-portrait-180967633/, accessed 28 December 2017.

Wikidata ID

Q20172887

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