Señora Sabasa Garcia
Shown from the waist up in front of a black background, a young woman with pale white skin and curly brown hair looks directly out at us over her shoulder with her body angled to our left in this vertical portrait. She has dark brown eyes, a straight nose, smooth skin, and her pink lips are closed. Curls fall across her forehead but the rest of her hair is pulled up under a white lace scarf, called a mantilla. The mantilla is tucked under the wide orange and black shawl wrapped around her shoulders. She clasps her hands at her waist, and her hands and forearms are covered with long white gloves that disappear under the shawl.
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 71 x 58 cm (27 15/16 x 22 13/16 in.) framed: 94.6 x 81.3 x 7.6 cm (37 1/4 x 32 x 3 in.)
- Department
- CIS-B
- Holding institution
- National Gallery of Art
- Image provider
- national-gallery-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the work as a portrait, and the image visibly shows one sitter presented from the waist up.
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Eye Contact Visual · 99%
The sitter looks directly outward toward the viewer.
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Related to Fashion Both · 96%
The mantilla, shawl, and long gloves are prominent visual elements, and the catalog specifically describes these articles of dress.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 98%
The painting is dominated by a nearly black background and deep brown, black, and ochre garments, with lighter accents on the face, mantilla, and gloves.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as oil on canvas.
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Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork Visual · 91%
The shawl and lower portions of the clothing are rendered with broad, visibly differentiated strokes, contrasting with the more softly modeled face.
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Chiaroscuro Visual · 90%
The illuminated face and pale gloves are strongly set off against the dark background, producing pronounced light-dark contrast.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The supplied catalog dates the work to c. 1806/1811, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Source & rights
Francisco Goya. Señora Sabasa Garcia. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington.