''La Zingarella'' or ''Gypsy Girl'' is a tall statue of
Diana
Diana most commonly refers to:
* Diana (name), given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon
* Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), ...
,
a combination of an ancient body with additions commissioned by Cardinal
Scipione Borghese
Scipione Caffarelli-Borghese (; 1 September 1577 – 2 October 1633) was an Italian cardinal, art collector and patron of the arts. A member of the Borghese family, he was the patron of the painter Caravaggio and the artist Bernini. His legac ...
and executed by
Nicolas Cordier
Nicolas Cordier (1567–1612) was a sculptor from Lorraine working in Rome where he was also known as Niccolò da Lorena or "il Franciosino" (the little Frenchman).
Cordier was born in Saint-Mihiel. As a sculptor, he primary produced religious-t ...
, between 1607 and 1612. The additions, a head and the extremities of the body, were in bronze, and white and grey marble. It is on display in Room X in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, Rome, Italy.
Description
This statue is a hybrid of an ancient grey marble torso, and Cordier's white marble and gilded bronze. Recent restoration, which removed a thick black patina added to tone down the statue to suit 19th-century taste, revealed a gold clasp.
Its assembly from ancient and modern elements makes it an exotic, almost orientalizing work.
Eagles and dragons decorate the hem of the statue's gown.
The gown is knotted at the shoulders.
The figure is Smile, smiling.
The statue's finger points out, as if to acknowledge the viewer. The statue in the Galleria Borghese is the most celebrated version of La Zingarella; however, there is another version of the statue by Nicolas Cordier in the Louvre.
Visconti described the statue as ''Diana, detto volgarmente la Zingarella.''
See also
*Zinger (disambiguation), Zinger
References
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La Zingarella1600s sculptures
1610s sculptures
Renaissance sculptures
Sculptures in the Borghese Collection
Sculptures in the Louvre by French artists
Romani people in art