Portret de femeie
From the collection of Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca
From the collection of Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca
Dominant colour
Portret de femeie is a work by Barbu Iscovescu, a Academic Art work, held at Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca.
This is a portrait of a woman in old-fashioned clothes. She’s wearing a dark dress with red and green trim, a light collar, and a yellow headscarf. Her face is serious, and the background is a plain, dark green. The artist used simple colors and bold lines to show her face and clothes. The light on her headscarf and collar makes them stand out against the dark background. Look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
Romanian artist Barbu Iscovescu painted and printed portraits in the mid-1800s. His 1848 oil *Portretul lui Petre Dobra* shows a serious man in dark coat and cravat. The collection also includes a self-portrait and…
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