Woman Standing Holding a Jar on the Head

1731

John Baptist Jackson, after Parmigianino

Associated Names
John Baptist Jackson

Artist, British, 1701 - 1780

Parmigianino

Artist After, Parmese, 1503 - 1540

The image depicts a detailed engraving of a person from the waist up. The figure is in a dynamic pose, with an arm raised above their head, holding a large, round vessel or urn. The person is in profile, facing to the right, with classical facial features, including a defined nose and slightly parted lips. The hair is styled in loose, wavy curls that frame the face and extend down the neck. The individual appears to be wearing a garment that drapes elegantly over one shoulder and wraps around the body, with intricate folds and pleats. The background consists of fine, parallel lines providing a textured effect. The bottom of the image contains an inscription in a decorative script.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in yellow and black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.8 x 8.6 cm (6 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.755

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kainen 1962, no. 3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C. purchased January 31, 1982; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1962

  • Kainen, Jacob. John Baptist Jackson; 18th century master of the color woodcut. Washington, 1962: no. 3

Inscriptions

Across lower edge below image: Per Illustri, ac Praclaro Viro JOSEPH SMITH / J. B. Jackson Humiliter Dedicat Donat, et / Sculpsit. 1731

Wikidata ID

Q76557869

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