Le Zendale (Woman in a Hood, or the Woman Returning from Church)

1775

Giovanni David

Associated Names
Giovanni David

Artist, Italian, 1743 - 1790

The image features a woman standing in three-quarters view, wearing a headscarf, long dress with a detailed hem, and a shawl. She is holding a small, slender object in her hands. In the background, there is an intricately designed building with a dome and pointed arches. A small dog is also present in the scene, and there is a statue and another building in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24 × 16.9 cm (9 7/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 37.8 × 26.8 cm (14 7/8 × 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.143.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Newcome Schleier-Grasso 2003, no. 14 (before aquatint)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C. G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

2003

  • Grasso, Giovanni, and Mary Newcome Schleier. Giovanni David, Pittore e incisore della famiglia Durazzo. Turin, 2003.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: David Gen. Inv. fecit; lower center in plate: le Zendale / Ou la Femme, qui revient de l'Eglise / Atten donc, et permets que je prèche à mon tour Boil. Sat. 10.

Markings

none

Watermarks

Crown (partial watermark)

Wikidata ID

Q75421424

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