Cecilia, Lady Killigrew
1690
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1690
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Cecilia, Lady Killigrew is a 1690 by Robert Gaywood, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white portrait shows a woman with curled hair and a pearl necklace. She wears a fancy dress with ruffles and holds a bouquet of flowers in one hand. Her face is calm, and the background is plain, keeping focus on her. The flowers she holds look carefully drawn, almost like a separate piece of art. This style was common in portraits of wealthy women to show their status. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how light and shadow create depth in portraits like this one.
