1608
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of a Young Woman with Pearls is a 1608 by Ottavio Leoni, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a young woman with curly hair and a soft smile. She’s wearing a light-colored dress with a high collar and a string of pearls around her neck. The background is plain, keeping all the focus on her face and shoulders. The artist used gentle shading to make her skin look smooth and real. The pearls add a small but bright detail against her dress. If you like this style, look up chiaroscuro next.
Ottavio Leoni (1578 – 4 September 1630) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the early-Baroque, active mainly in Rome.
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