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Pier Francesco Cittadini — Portrait Of A Lady, Three-quarter Length, In An Elaborately Decorated Silk Red Dress With White Lace And A Sheer Falling Collar
Pier Francesco Cittadini

Portrait Of A Lady, Three-quarter Length, In An Elaborately Decorated Silk Red Dress With White Lace And A Sheer Falling Collar

This exquisite oil on canvas by Pier Francesco Cittadini presents a refined and elegant lady rendered with meticulous attention to the luxurious textures of her costume. Her elaborate silk red dress, adorned with intricate decorative detailing, is beautifully complemented by delicate white lace and a sheer falling collar that softens the composition with an air of aristocratic grace. Cittadini's skilled brushwork captures the sumptuous richness of the fabrics with remarkable precision, reflecting the opulent tastes of seventeenth-century Italian portraiture.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Old Masters Online

January 21, 2019

Estimate: $6,000$8,000

Lot 1038

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Pier Francesco Cittadini, Portrait Of A Lady, Three-quarter Length, In An Elaborately Decorated Silk Red Dress With White Lace And A Sheer Falling Collar

This exquisite oil on canvas by Pier Francesco Cittadini presents a refined and elegant lady rendered with meticulous attention to the luxurious textures of her costume. Her elaborate silk red dress, adorned with intricate decorative detailing, is beautifully complemented by delicate white lace and a sheer falling collar that softens the composition with an air of aristocratic grace. Cittadini's skilled brushwork captures the sumptuous richness of the fabrics with remarkable precision, reflecting the opulent tastes of seventeenth-century Italian portraiture.

Medium
oil on canvas
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Old Master, Aristocratic Subject, Baroque, Female Subject, Italian Artist, Elegant Mood, Portrait Painting, Figurative Art, Warm Red Palette, Oil on Canvas, Seventeenth Century