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The image shows a woman's upper body in a three-quarter view. She is slightly angled to her right, with closed eyes, a prominent nose, and a slightly downturned mouth. Her long, wavy hair cascades down her shoulders from beneath an intricately detailed headdress. She wears a fitted bodice with ties down the front and a cloak over her shoulders. Her hands are crossed at the wrist in front of her. The background is plain.
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The image shows a woman's upper body in a three-quarter view. She is slightly angled to her right, with closed eyes, a prominent nose, and a slightly downturned mouth. Her long, wavy hair cascades down her shoulders from beneath an intricately detailed headdress. She wears a fitted bodice with ties down the front and a cloak over her shoulders. Her hands are crossed at the wrist in front of her. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Sibyl

Swabian 15th Century

Date
c. 1470
Medium
pen and black and gray ink with gray wash on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 20.1 x 14.2 cm (7 15/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2006.11.22
Credit line
Woodner Collection, Gift of Andrea Woodner
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Woman
  • Swabian
  • Hat
  • Female figure
  • Hats
Provenance

Cornelius Ploos van Amstel [1797-1872] (Lugt 3002-3004), Leyden; Josef Camesina de Pomal [1765-1827] (Lugt 429), Vienna; Robert von Hirsch [1883-1977], Basel; (his estate sale, London, Sotheby's, 20 June 1978, no. 9, as by Nuremberg Master); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990; gift 2006 to NGA.

Inscription

by later hand, lower left in pen and brown ink: MW; by Josef Camesina de Pomal, lower center verso in pen and black ink: Jos Camesinaj / Pomal 1825.; by Cornelius Ploos van Amstel, lower center verso in pen and brown ink: Wolgemuth f. 1439 / geb. Nuremburg 1492 / 1434 - 1420 / 5.7 1/2 / 6 5d / L

Watermarks

balance in circle (lower fragment) (similar to Briquet 2562-2564, 2568)

NGA object ID 75811. 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.