Ubaldo Gandolfi, 1778 - Head of an Old Woman - fine art print

What does the website of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art state about this 18th century work of art created by Ubaldo Gandolfi? (© Copyright - by Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

Notes from the Curator: LACMA commissioned poet Karen Holden to compose a response to this artwork. To hear her poem, Head of an Old Woman, press the play button below or scroll down to read a transcript.

Head of an Old Woman

Transparent, translucent, opaque This is how my life has gone, a blur Of unknowing, dumb luck, mistakes

I never had a say, my narrow path cut For me at birth and still, above me only Pure, clean, space illuminates my eyes

Softens the planes of my face. What You see: Girl. Woman. Old woman Inside, without the mirror of your eyes

I stayed the same, only the frame Changed. I used to be a family, but the Men are gone. No more suckling, no

Huddling in winter’s depths around a fire Sewing, darning, murmuring stories into Each others’ tired ears, gone the days

Of labor and of love. Now I sit, waiting To be captured by this artist who thinks He knows my name, but I am hiding

In stark folds of linen at my neck, in Scalding tea, a lover’s tender skin, slick Blood of stillbirth, simple gesture a

Hand makes. From joy to rage, despair Etched into places he cannot see, into Things I have not done—read a book

Traveled to another city, birthed Another woman, had my say Arc of my life flattened across time

And space. Kitchen to bedroom Hearth to field, father to husband Husband to grace. Alone as dark looms

Light comes, transparent, translucent Opaque. The little death sleep makes No matter. All falls away with age © 2014 Karen Holden

Notes from the Contributor: Painting by Ubaldo Gandolfi (Museum: Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

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The 18th century painting was made by Ubaldo Gandolfi in 1778. The more than 240 years old original measures the size: 19 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. Oil on canvas was applied by the Italian painter as the medium of the work of art. Today, this piece of art belongs to the digital collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which is located in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. The classic art artpiece, which belongs to the public domain is supplied with courtesy of Los Angeles County Museum of Art (www.lacma.org).The creditline of the artpiece is the following: . Besides, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format with a ratio of 3 : 4, which means that the length is 25% shorter than the width. Ubaldo Gandolfi was a painter from Italy, whose style can primarily be classified as Neoclassicism. The artist lived for a total of 53 years, born in 1728 and passed away in 1781.

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