Italian Woman, ca. 1845–1848

ArtistElisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, Warszawa 1819–1881 København

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame60,5 × 49 cm

Dimensions with frame75,5 × 64,5 × 7 cm

Status

on display, room 012

About the workElisabeth Baumann received her training between 1838 and 1845 from professors at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. Since women were not allowed to study at the art academy at that time, she was taught privately. She then moved to Rome and sought out motifs from the lives of ordinary Romans, such as that seen in this painting. The artist married the Danish sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau in Rome in 1846 and from then on they worked and travelled extensively together. The mother of nine children was an active artist; after moving to Denmark, she was also commissioned to paint for the royal family.

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance[...]; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Inventory numberM 2005

Düsseldorf School of Painting

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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