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The image depicts the upper body of a person with their back towards the viewer. The individual's head and shoulders are visible, showing a side profile of their face as they slightly turn their head to the left. The person has delicate facial features, including a profile view of the nose and lips, with a gentle expression. They have dark hair styled in an updo secured with a white ribbon. The person is wearing a light-colored, off-the-shoulder garment with puffed sleeves, revealing part of their arm and a hoop earring in one ear. The background is plain and neutral.
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The image depicts the upper body of a person with their back towards the viewer. The individual's head and shoulders are visible, showing a side profile of their face as they slightly turn their head to the left. The person has delicate facial features, including a profile view of the nose and lips, with a gentle expression. They have dark hair styled in an updo secured with a white ribbon. The person is wearing a light-colored, off-the-shoulder garment with puffed sleeves, revealing part of their arm and a hoop earring in one ear. The background is plain and neutral.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Young Woman Fixing Her Hair

Domenico Maggiotto

Date
c. 1745
Medium
black, white, and red chalks on blue laid paper faded to tan, laid down
Dimensions
overall: 37.5 x 28.1 cm (14 3/4 x 11 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1997.57.4
Credit line
Bequest of Lore Heinemann in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • female
  • figure
  • Venetian
  • Head
Provenance

Rudolf J. Heinemann, New York, by 1973; by inheritance to his wife, Lore Heinemann, New York; bequest 1997 to NGA.

Inscription

lower right in pen and brown ink: Piazzetta

NGA object ID 99278. 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.