Description
Romantic painter (second half of the 19th century) – Portrait of a Lady in Medieval Costume.
Oil on canvas, in a carved wooden frame.
The painting depicts the portrait of a lady dressed in a historicizing costume inspired by medieval fashion, reflecting the neo-medieval taste widespread in nineteenth-century Romantic painting. The brushwork is soft, the chiaroscuro accentuates the composed expression of the face. The work belongs to the tradition of costume portraiture, common in Italian painting of the second half of the 19th century.
Condition report: Original canvas. Good state of preservation of the pictorial surface.
