Minerva Holding a Shield and Branch

late 16th century

Jacopo Palma il Giovane

Associated Names
Jacopo Palma il Giovane

Artist, Venetian, 1544 or 1548 - 1628

The image depicts an artistic sketch of a person from the knees up with a slightly reclined posture. The individual's head is tilted to the side, with delicate facial features, including a nose, mouth, and subtly outlined eyes. Their hair is partially covered by a headpiece or drapery. The clothing is a draped garment, possibly a dress or robe, with folds and shadows suggesting volume and movement. The person holds a long stem with leaves or flowers in one hand and the end of the fabric in the other. The background is a textured paper surface, emphasizing the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and dark brown ink with brown and gray wash, heightened with white gouache over traces of black chalk on light gray-brown laid paper

  • Credit Line

    The Edith Tanenbaum Rudolf Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.3 × 20.5 cm (8 3/4 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.26.21

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. William Rudolf; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right: 67; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 23

Wikidata ID

Q64580082

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