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A Young Woman

Gerrit Dou

Cleveland Museum of Art

The portrait is an oval-shaped painting of a young woman. The woman has fair skin and curly, reddish-blonde hair pulled back and covered with a cream-colored headscarf. Her eyebrows are thin and light-colored. She has blue eyes and a small mouth with pink lips. She is wearing a white, ruffled collar and a dark-colored, fur-trimmed shawl or cloak over a yellow dress or shirt. The background of the painting is dark brown with lighter shades around the woman. The painting has a grayish-brown border around the oval shape. The painting is titled "A Young Woman" and was created by Gerrit Dou.

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669 × 893 px
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