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The image is an etching depicting a full-length view of a person shown from the back. The person stands slightly turned to the left, facing a wall with a detailed column. They have short hair with a wavy texture, and their facial features are subtle, viewed in profile from behind. The person is draped in long, flowing robes, with the fabric gathered around the waist and shoulders, showing folds and texture. They hold a tall cross in their right hand. The background features vertical lines that suggest a wall or drapery, with a detailed architectural element, possibly a column.
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The image is an etching depicting a full-length view of a person shown from the back. The person stands slightly turned to the left, facing a wall with a detailed column. They have short hair with a wavy texture, and their facial features are subtle, viewed in profile from behind. The person is draped in long, flowing robes, with the fabric gathered around the waist and shoulders, showing folds and texture. They hold a tall cross in their right hand. The background features vertical lines that suggest a wall or drapery, with a detailed architectural element, possibly a column.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Girl with a Crucifix

Guido Reni, after Parmigianino

Date
c. 1598
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 16.1 × 7.8 cm (6 5/16 × 3 1/16 in.) sheet: 18.8 × 10.4 cm (7 3/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.74.6
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • Costume
  • Portrait
  • Female figure
Provenance

Dr. Carl von Guérard, Elberfeld (died 1904) (Lugt 1109); Georg Rath, Budapest (1828 - 1904) (Lugt 1206). (Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased by NGA 2014.

Inscription

by later hand, upper verso in graphite: Das junge Mäd / chen / mit dem Cruci / fix / B. 49 / Guido Reni / auf Parmeggianino / [not deciphered] / p 621 / 49 I ct. / avant le nom / g 17618; B. 49 1re etat

NGA object ID 169120. 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.