Portrait Of A Young Woman – Italian School, Early 19th Century

A captivating portrait of a young woman, attributable to the Italian School of the late 18th or very early 19th century. The figure, depicted in bust and three-quarter view, is distinguished by a soft, ethereal modeling, characteristic of the use of sfumato, a direct legacy of the Leonardo da Vinci pictorial tradition still very much alive in Italy at that time. The finely rendered flesh tones, the rounded forms, and the light drapery flowing over the bare shoulder also evoke the codes of Italian Neoclassicism. As is, it may require restoration. Dimensions: - Height 77 cm - Width 57 cm (Unframed: 46 x 65 cm) Keywords: Italian portrait, 18th century, Italian School, 19th century, oil on antique canvas, portrait of a young woman, Italian Neoclassical painting, Italian sfumato, ethereal modeling, late 18th century painting, early Italian art, early female portrait