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The sculpture is a bust of a female figure with a serene expression. Her hair is styled in an elaborate fashion, with two distinct rounded sections on either side of her head. The sculpture is made from marble. The figure is depicted from the shoulders upwards, with the surface below the neckline appearing rougher and less polished than the smooth finish of the face and hair. The sculpture is slightly smaller than life-sized when compared to a human.
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The sculpture is a bust of a female figure with a serene expression. Her hair is styled in an elaborate fashion, with two distinct rounded sections on either side of her head. The sculpture is made from marble. The figure is depicted from the shoulders upwards, with the surface below the neckline appearing rougher and less polished than the smooth finish of the face and hair. The sculpture is slightly smaller than life-sized when compared to a human.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Young Lady

Probably Florentine 15th Century

Date
1450/1475, with later alterations
Medium
marble
Dimensions
overall: 53 x 48.8 x 19.9 cm (20 7/8 x 19 3/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Bust
Accession number
1942.9.112
Credit line
Widener Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Florentine
  • female
  • portrait
  • European Sculpture 1300-1800
  • Renaissance
  • Strozzi, Marietta
Provenance

(Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 2 December 1914 by Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[1] inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA. [1] Purchase date according to Widener card file in NGA curatorial records.

NGA object ID 1251. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.