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Portret de femeie

anonim francez

1622

unspecified

From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania

Baroque Baroque

Dominant colour

Portret de femeie is a 1622 unspecified by anonim francez, a Baroque work, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.

Who painted this?: anonim francez
When & what style?: 1622 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Museum of Art of Romania

About this work

This painting shows a woman with pale skin and dark hair tied back. She wears a large white ruff collar with lace trim and a dark dress covered in tiny pearls or beads. A bright red flower pin is on her chest, and her sleeves are puffy with black and white stripes. The dark background makes her face stand out sharply. The way light hits her skin and ruff looks very deliberate, almost like the artist used shadows to shape her features. Try looking up *chiaroscuro* next to see how this technique works.