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Carved from white marble, a woman balances on the ball of one foot as she holds one finger to her chin in this freestanding sculpture. The woman’s body faces us in this view, but she tips her head down and to our left and she looks in that direction. Ringlets frame her round face, and the corners of her mouth pull back in a slight smile. Her right elbow, to our left, is bent so she can delicately touch her chin with that pointer finger. The back of her other hand is braced against her hip, and a ring of flowers hangs from that forearm. Fabric is gathered over her shoulders, belted under her…

Dancer with Finger on Chin

Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757 - 1822)

model 1809/1814, carved 1819/1823 · marble

National Gallery of Art · Gift of Lillian Rojtman Berkman

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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