The Artist's Wife in Profile Facing Right

c. 1880

Mosè Bianchi

Associated Names
Mosè Bianchi

Artist, Italian, 1840 - 1904

The image shows an etching of a woman in a head-and-shoulders profile view. She faces right with a slightly downward head tilt. The etching captures her delicate facial features and a pensive expression. She wears a bonnet with intricate designs, has long hair, and an earring on her left ear. Her layered clothing has visible textures and folds. Her hands hold an object in front of her, obscured in the image. The background is shaded with crosshatching, transitioning from dark to light behind her profile.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching wtih bitten tone on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.5 × 7.6 cm (4 1/2 × 3 in.)
    sheet: 23.9 × 18.9 cm (9 7/16 × 7 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.171.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mezzetti 1935, no. 101, State undescribed i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe. La Mandragola di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1935

  • Mezzetti, Amalia.L'acquaforte lombarda nella seconda metà dell'800. Milan, 1935: no. 101

1970

  • Vitali, Lamberto. Incisioni lombarde del secondo ottocento all'Ambrosiana. Milan, 1970: no. 45, i/ii

Wikidata ID

Q77005705

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