Taiteilijan äidin, Alexandra Edelfeltin muotokuva
1889
unspecified
From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
1889
unspecified
From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
This painting shows a woman sitting by a window, holding an open book in her hands. She’s dressed in a dark, high-necked dress with lace trim, and her hair is pulled back under a cap. Outside the window, there’s a green, wooded landscape with a path winding through trees. The book she’s reading looks like a small notebook or journal. The artist used soft light to show her face clearly, with gentle shadows on her cheek and neck. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this lighting trick works.
