Portretul Mariei Davila
1864
From the collection of Bucharest Municipality Museum
1864
From the collection of Bucharest Municipality Museum
This painting shows a woman sitting still, dressed in a dark blue dress with lace at the cuffs and collar. Her hair is pulled back, and she wears a black lace shawl over her shoulders. The background is plain with a hint of a patterned wall or curtain behind her. Her expression is serious, almost neutral, with a slight frown. The artist used soft lighting to show the folds of her dress and the texture of her shawl. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how lighting shapes faces like this one.
