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 in a public space. She is in a relaxed posture, facing slightly left with her head turned to the right. Her face is partially covered by a veil, revealing only her nose and mouth. The woman wears a long, dark dress, gloves, and holds an object in her right hand. In the background is an architectural structure resembling a church with two spires. A small dog is at her feet, looking up. The scene is outdoors with an overcast sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.9 × 16.6 cm (9 7/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.6 × 27.2 cm (15 3/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.173.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

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

  • Series Title

    Divers Portraits (Various Portraits)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2003

  • Grasso, Giovanni, and Mary Newcome Schleier. Giovanni David, Pittore e incisore della famiglia Durazzo. Turin, 2003: no. 14a (ii/ii).

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

Wikidata ID

Q77005849

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