Portrait of a Young Gentleman
1750
unspecified
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
This painting shows a young man in fancy clothes. He’s wearing a dark brown coat with lace cuffs, a white ruff collar, and a relaxed pose. Behind him, a dim room has a window with a view of a cloudy sky and distant buildings. The gold frame looks old and fancy, too. The man’s face is lit softly, while the background stays dark. That’s a trick artists use to make the face stand out. Look up *chiaroscuro* next to see how this lighting works.
