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The sculpture depicts a bust of a person with curly hair styled in intricate, looped curls. The subject is dressed in a robe or drapery that is gathered across the chest and shoulders. The sculpture is made of terracotta, giving it a warm, earthy reddish-brown color. The facial features are finely detailed, with a composed expression on the subject's face, looking slightly to the right. The bust is placed on a pedestal with a decorative base that has scroll-like elements. Overall, the sculpture appears life-sized.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
A Lady of the Zorzi Family
Alessandro Vittoria
- Date
- 1570/1580
- Medium
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- overall: 81 x 59 x 33.1 cm (31 7/8 x 23 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Bust
- Accession number
- 1961.9.107
- Credit line
- Samuel H. Kress Collection
- Time span
- 1551 to 1600
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Venetian
- female
- portrait
- European Sculpture 1300-1800
- Renaissance
- Zorzi Family
Provenance
Palazzo Carregiani (formerly Zorzi), Ponte dei Greci, Rio di San Lorenzo, Venice. Art Market. Acquired 1865 by the Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie, Vienna (inv. no. 2408);[1] Acquired by Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (inv. no. 9907) in February 1940; Acquired 1954 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[2] gift 1961 to NGA.[3] [1] A letter dated 21 October 1953 from Dr. Ernst H. Buschbeck states that the work came to the museum directly from the Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie. [2] Letter (cited in footnote 1) states that Kress bought directly from the Kunsthistorische Museum, Vienna. [3] Provenance according to Ulrich Middeldorf, _Complete Catalogue of the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Sculptures XIV-XIX Century_, 1976, p. 76.
Inscription
on truncation of arm, proper left: .ALEXAN.VICTORIA.F.
NGA object ID 46206. 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.