Urania

Joseph Fagnani

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black-and-white portrait painting of a woman. The woman has dark hair pulled back, with a thin headband featuring stars across her forehead. She sits with her right arm bent at the elbow and resting on a globe, her hand supporting her chin. Her left hand holds a pair of compasses. She wears a light-colored, off-the-shoulder dress with a draped skirt. The dress has a low neckline and short sleeves that are tied just above the elbow. The globe beside her shows a map with lines indicating longitude and latitude. The background is dark and plain. The title "Urania" is in the top left corner.