Portrait of Gorlenko
1847
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Art Museum of Ukraine
1847
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Art Museum of Ukraine
Portrait of Gorlenko is a 1847 oil by Taras Shevchenko, held at National Art Museum of Ukraine.
This painting shows a woman with dark hair and a black dress. She wears a white ruffled collar and a lace head covering with a bow on the side. The background is a deep red color. The woman's face is serious, and her eyes look straight ahead. Her dark hair is styled in a neat, curly fashion. The overall mood of the painting is somber and formal. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this piece, you might want to look up Taras Shevchenko.
Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Тарас Григорович Шевченко, Ukrainian pronunciation: ; Russian: Тарас Григорьевич Шевченко, romanized: Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko; 9 March 1814 – 10 March 1861) was a Ukrainian…
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