1852
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Museum in Kraków
Portrait of Miss Pisarzowska is a 1852 oil by Józef Simmler, held at National Museum in Kraków.
The painting features a woman in a white dress with a blue sash, standing in front of a dark background. Her dark hair is styled in an updo, and she wears a white necklace. The dress has ruffled sleeves and a high neckline. The woman's right arm is bent at the elbow, with her hand resting on her hip. She wears a gold bracelet on her right wrist and holds a small, dark object attached to a gold chain in her right hand. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of elegance and refinement. The painting is an example of the artistic skill of Józef Simmler, who used oil paint to create this portrait. To learn more about the artist's techniques, look up chiaroscuro.
Józef Simmler (March 14, 1823, in Warsaw – March 1, 1868, in Warsaw) was a Polish painter known for his classical style and his Polish subjects.
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