Young Moravian Girl
ca. 1755-1760
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 77.2 × 64.2 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-134174
This girl's flushed cheeks, bright eyes, and graceful gestures hint at a vibrant personality. The artist, who was a lay preacher and painter in the Moravian community, lavished great care in rendering details of her traditional costume—from the pointed waistline to the elegantly slit sleeves. The Moravians were a communal society that began in the fifteenth century in Moravia and Bohemia, which t…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Art Forum
Registry history
- ca. 1755-1760 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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