1874
unspecified
From the collection of São Paulo Museum of Art
Capuchin Monk is a 1874 unspecified by José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, a Impressionism work, depicting Beard, held at São Paulo Museum of Art.
This painting shows a man with a long, white beard and mustache. He is wearing a dark robe with a hood that covers his head. The background of the painting is a solid, dark color. The man's face is the main focus of the painting. His eyes are looking to the right, and his expression is serious. The artist has used chiaroscuro to create a sense of depth and volume in the painting. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
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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