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Kreivitär Antoinetta Virginia Gyllenborg

Jakob Björk

unspecified

From the collection of Finnish National Gallery

Portrait

Dominant colour

Kreivitär Antoinetta Virginia Gyllenborg is an unspecified by Jakob Björk, held at Finnish National Gallery.

Who painted this?: Jakob Björk
Where can I see it?: Finnish National Gallery

About this work

This painting shows a woman in a fancy dress, holding an open book. Her outfit is light-colored with lace trim and a red underside. A flower-adorned hairpiece sits on her neatly styled hair, and she wears a light smile. The background is a soft, blurred landscape with trees, keeping focus on her. The artist used smooth brushstrokes to highlight her face and hands. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how light and shadow create depth in portraits.