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Creusa Carrying the Gods of Troy

Simon Vouet

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a woman in a side profile, facing right from the waist up. She has a slight twist in her torso, with one arm crossed over the other. The woman has soft facial features, with a focus on her nose and slightly parted lips. She wears a headscarf that wraps her hair and a loose dress with ample folds and drapery. In the upper right corner, there are sketchy illustrations of hands. The background is a plain, muted tone.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1635
Medium
black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink
Dimensions
3685 × 4967 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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