1884
oil
canvas
From the collection of Pinacoteca de São Paulo
Ana Cândida do Amaral Souza (The Artist's Mother) is a 1884 oil by José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, held at Pinacoteca de São Paulo.
This painting is a portrait of a woman. She has dark hair and is wearing a dark dress with a white lace collar. The background is a light-colored oval shape. The woman's expression is serious, and her eyes seem to be looking straight at the viewer. The painting is done in oil paint, and the artist has used chiaroscuro to create a sense of depth and dimension. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this painting, you might want to look up José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior.
José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (8 May 1850 – 13 November 1899) was a Brazilian artist and designer; one of the first there to paint in the Realistic tradition of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet.
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