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 depicts a woman standing. She is facing slightly to the right with her head turned back towards the viewer. The woman's face is partially covered by a sheer veil, and her hair is hidden under a dark hood. She wears a long dress with multiple layers and a shawl over her head and shoulders. In her right hand, she holds a fan, and her left arm wraps a large scarf around her waist. A small dog stands at her feet. The background shows a large, domed building with two spires, and light clouds in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24 x 16.9 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
    overall: 38.6 x 27 cm (15 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.143.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Newcome Schleier-Grasso 2003, no. 14, State a

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

Bird (partial watermark)

Wikidata ID

Q75421428

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