Female Figure

Object belonging

One's own

Category

Wood sculpture

City

Rome

Location

Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia

Specific location

Store

Inventory

s.n.

Material and technique

Sculpted and carved wood, paint

Author

Roman School

Dating

Early 19th century

Dimensions

31.5 x 11 x 7 cm.

Origin

Gorga Collection (1948)

Image copyright

SSPSAE e per il Polo Museale della città di Roma

Short description

This statuette came from the collection of the opera singer Gennaro Evangelista (called Evan) Gorga, which was given to the Italian state in 1948 and was intended for the most part for the Palazzo Venezia museum. It depicts a young woman in folk dress, typical of the early 19th century, standing on a wooden base, and would probably have been part of a nativity scene.

Grazia Maria Fachechi 

Bibliography

Unpublished