Portrait of Mademoiselle Colombi
1788
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1788
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A woman sits in a garden, dressed in a fancy pink and white outfit with a big blue hat topped with feathers. She holds a bouquet of flowers in one hand and rests her other hand on a small table. Behind her, a statue stands in the shade of trees, and a building with columns peeks through the greenery. This painting looks like it was made to show off how pretty and elegant the woman is. The soft lighting makes her face glow against the darker background. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
