Portrait of a Young Woman

Giuliano Bugiardini

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows the upper half of a woman's body, her torso turned to the left and her head turned slightly back to look towards the right. She has pale skin and brown hair that is parted in the middle and mostly covered by a white headscarf with a decorative golden edge and gold fringe. Her facial features include pale, arched eyebrows, rosy cheeks, brown eyes, and a small pink mouth in a neutral expression. Her clothing consists of a red dress with a low square neckline and a black stripe, with long white sleeves and a white undershirt poking through around the neckline. The woman holds a small piece of paper in her right hand. The background is solid black.