Portrait of Francesca Riozzi-Gualano (1862-1946)
Rendered in marble by sculptor Georgine Schwartze, Francesca Riozzi wears the traditional costume of her native Lazio (Italy). Though less conventional as a subject for sculpture, the idealised, bucolic peasant life evoked by this dress was immensely popular among painters of the 19th century, including with Georgine’s sister, Thérèse. The two shared an atelier in their home on the Amsterdam Prinsengracht.
Georgine Schwartze