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Half-Length Figure of a Woman
(Baroque Europe )
This profile of a young woman was painted as a study of female beauty. With her regular features that resemble an ancient marble statue, she represents an ideal type rather than a specific woman. Her curling hair, in particular, demonstrates Rocca's typically fluid and graceful handling of the brush.
For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 398, pp. 510-511.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 791, as The Magdalen, by François Boucher]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/16/1969 | Treatment | coated; inpainted; loss compensation; re-framed; tears repaired; varnish removed or reduced |
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Painted surface H: 18 1/2 x W: 14 3/8 in. (47 x 36.5 cm); Stretcher H: 18 11/16 x W: 14 1/2 in. (47.5 x 36.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.404