Antonio Canova (1757-1822) “Herm of a Vestal Virgin” (1821–1822) Marble Neoclassical Located in the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Vestal Virgins, consecrated to Vesta, Roman goddess of the hearth, served in temples as guardians of an eternal, sacred flame and were expected to emulate the goddess’s purity and chastity.
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) “The Honourable Mrs Graham” (1775-1777) Oil on canvas Rococo Located in the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873) “Princess Louise of Prussia” (1856) Oil on canvas Located in the Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia
Princess Louise Marie Elisabeth of Prussia (1838-1923) was Grand Duchess of Baden from 1856 to 1907 as the wife of Grand Duke Frederick I. She was the second child and only daughter of Wilhelm I, German Emperor, and Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the younger sister of Frederick William (“Fritz”)–the future German Emperor Frederick III–and the aunt of Emperor Wilhelm II.
Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) “Interior with Young Woman Seen from the Back” (c. 1903-1904) Oil on canvas Located in the Randers Kunstmuseum, Jutland, Denmark
![Ary Scheffer [Dutch-French. 1795 - 1858]Portrait of a woman c. 19th century](https://64.media.tumblr.com/1400fac044bc405fbe2ce840b4022962/a712755a8703200b-88/s640x960/0a983454b70b7b0e7f366a705162c0d78322a7dc.png "Ary Scheffer [Dutch-French. 1795 - 1858]Portrait of a woman c. 19th century")
![Natale Schiavoni (1777-1858, Italian) ~ Portrait of a Young Woman, 1820-1840 [Source: webumenia.sk]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/324e716ebffdcbb197aeb88ff5587531/f520daceeb9c84fc-9d/s1280x1920/537fbe89c2440fce11d8490add4c7fef8358b121.jpg "Natale Schiavoni (1777-1858, Italian) ~ Portrait of a Young Woman, 1820-1840 [Source: webumenia.sk]")
![Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931, American) ~ Kate Deering Ridgely, after 1900[Source: artvee.com]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/f5b79dd855ac903e28fb5a1b3614525e/672b0a6becf9e0a4-af/s1280x1920/101b4607649a8133795defc2d9659a281e9ca2bc.jpg "Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931, American) ~ Kate Deering Ridgely, after 1900[Source: artvee.com]")
![Anders Zorn (1860-1920, Swedish) ~ Lucy Turner Joy, 1897 [Source: St.Louis Art Museum]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/6fef6d12aece4f16024e66cdaa368617/1912c198bc377e01-89/s1280x1920/4ee68cef6960411eebb17e56cc642dc672f85520.jpg "Anders Zorn (1860-1920, Swedish) ~ Lucy Turner Joy, 1897 [Source: St.Louis Art Museum]")
![peaceinthestorm:Franz von Stuck (1863-1928, German) ~ Frau Feez, 1900[Source: artvee.com]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/311d761ec844cea1aeb7deb7cd165529/f92660ca593165e6-6b/s1280x1920/936ce988aef8b4af96666f3e87c284f43a72281b.jpg "peaceinthestorm:Franz von Stuck (1863-1928, German) ~ Frau Feez, 1900[Source: artvee.com]")
