A Boy in a Red-lined Cloak
1784
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1784
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The painting shows a boy wearing a red-lined cloak. He looks straight at us with a calm face. The boy's old-fashioned clothes and the artist's style suggest they were inspired by older painters. The artist used a brown color scheme, which is unusual for this time. This makes the red cloak stand out even more. To learn more about the artist's style, look up the technique of sfumato.
