A Young Woman Fixing Her Hair

c. 1745

Domenico Maggiotto

Associated Names
Domenico Maggiotto

Artist, Venetian, 1713 - 1794

The image depicts the upper body of a person with their back towards the viewer. The individual's head and shoulders are visible, showing a side profile of their face as they slightly turn their head to the left. The person has delicate facial features, including a profile view of the nose and lips, with a gentle expression. They have dark hair styled in an updo secured with a white ribbon. The person is wearing a light-colored, off-the-shoulder garment with puffed sleeves, revealing part of their arm and a hoop earring in one ear. The background is plain and neutral.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rudolf J. Heinemann, New York, by 1973; by inheritance to his wife, Lore Heinemann, New York; bequest 1997 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Drawings from the Collection of Lore and Rudolf Heinemann. Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1973, no. 36, as by Piazzetta.

1997

  • Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 55.

Bibliography

1997

  • Robison 1997, no. 55.

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and brown ink: Piazzetta

Wikidata ID

Q64541070

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