The image depicts the upper half of a woman's body facing slightly to the left with her head turned towards the viewer. Her facial features are detailed, showing a calm expression with slightly parted lips and full eyes, framed by soft waves of hair. A turban-like cloth adorns her hair, creating an intricate pattern with its folds. She wears a fitted garment with buttons down the front, featuring a square neckline and long sleeves that accentuate her shoulders and arms. Her hand holds a cone-shaped object with a looped handle. The background is plain with a textured surface.
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The image depicts the upper half of a woman's body facing slightly to the left with her head turned towards the viewer. Her facial features are detailed, showing a calm expression with slightly parted lips and full eyes, framed by soft waves of hair. A turban-like cloth adorns her hair, creating an intricate pattern with its folds. She wears a fitted garment with buttons down the front, featuring a square neckline and long sleeves that accentuate her shoulders and arms. Her hand holds a cone-shaped object with a looped handle. The background is plain with a textured surface.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Bust Figure of a Foolish Virgin Holding Her Inverted Lamp

Urs Graf I after Martin Schongauer

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Accession number
1958.8.159
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Woman
  • Swiss

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