Nicolas de Largillière

French portraitist of the late 1600s and early 1700s, Largillière painted silk robes, lace collars, and the exact tilt of a wig across the forehead. His brush caught the flash of rings on pudgy fingers in “Vicontele d’Argesson” and the way a red cloak catches lamplight in “Bărbat cu manta roșie.” Look for the way he sets a white ruff against a dark curtain—simple tools, dazzling finish. Tap the red cloak to zoom into every brushstroke.