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Head of an Italian Woman

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Cleveland Museum of Art

Painting of a woman's head and shoulders. The woman has fair skin and dark hair parted down the middle, pulled back and secured behind her head. A green vine with leaves and berries encircles her forehead. Her brown eyes look straight ahead. She wears a dark-colored top or dress with a patterned neckline and gold-colored shoulder pieces. The background is blue. The painting is signed in the lower right corner.

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713 × 893 px
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