The portrait of Susanna Lunded nee Fourment by Peter Paul Rubens
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Being a real virtuoso Rubens usually skipped “dead” grisaille layer (shown on the neck and the shoulder) incorporating it partially in the next one.
Being a real virtuoso Rubens usually skipped “dead” grisaille layer (shown on the neck and the shoulder) incorporating it partially in the next one.
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flesh color looks flat on this stage without glazes and highlights.
Around the left eyelid you can see imprimatura and umber shadows glowing through the flesh colors