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The image shows two individuals. One person is standing on the left side of the image, wearing a dark, voluminous garment with intricate detailing, a mask, and a head covering. The other person is seated on the right side, wearing a vibrant, textured outfit, a large hat, a mask, and has styled hair. The background consists of muted gray tones with blurred floral elements and a faintly visible moon in the upper left corner.
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The image shows two individuals. One person is standing on the left side of the image, wearing a dark, voluminous garment with intricate detailing, a mask, and a head covering. The other person is seated on the right side, wearing a vibrant, textured outfit, a large hat, a mask, and has styled hair. The background consists of muted gray tones with blurred floral elements and a faintly visible moon in the upper left corner.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ballo in Maschera (Masquerade Ball)

Pompeo Mariani

Date
c. 1905/1910
Medium
color monotype on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 49.6 × 70 cm (19 1/2 × 27 9/16 in.) plate: 44.8 × 62 cm (17 5/8 × 24 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2022.176.2
Credit line
Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record
Provenance

Collezione Bernasconi, Milan. (sale, Casa d'Aste, Milan, 25 November, 2021, no. 20); (Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased by NGA, 2023.

Inscription

recto: lower right in image, in black pencil: Mariani [underlined]; verso: at center in blue ink: Maria Elvira Celia Mendez de Bernasconi / 1977 [upsidedown]

Marks

none

NGA object ID 225190. 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.