Worcester Art Museum · Worchester, Massachusetts · leaf 127
t to the head and considerable animationin the face. On the left of the picture is a column, partly hiddenby a curtain, and the suggestion of a brilliant sunset. Thecolour is highly keyed for this period and phase of portraiture.The figure in white against the background of varying tonesof red… … ^^.^,,00^ 4 112 ENGLISH AXD AMERICAN PORTRAIT MINIAriRRS I.i;jhteenth and Xincteentli Cenluiics It Is believed that the first real portrait miniatures originatedin the beginning of the fourteenth century, and since then therehas always been considerable activit} in this branch of art, someperiods…
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