Afanasy Rokachevsky

Russian portrait painter in the mid-1800s, Afanasy Rokachevsky focused on family likenesses. His Portrait of Rokachevsky's daughter from the 1860s shows a young girl in a dark dress with delicate lace at the neck, seated against a plain background that keeps the attention on her quiet expression. Look for the way he catches the light on a single curl escaping her neat braid. Next, tap into his daughter’s gaze.