Artwork
Portrait of a Young Girl in a Landscape
Portrait of a Young Girl in a Landscape is an oil painting by Carlos Luis de Ribera y Fieve. It dates from 1847 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
About this work
Overview
Carlos Luis de Ribera y Fieve painted Portrait of a Young Girl in a Landscape in 1847 using oil on canvas. The work is part of the collection of the Museo del Prado and presents a solitary figure set against a verdant garden that opens onto a distant horizon of hills and water.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on a youthful girl dressed in a light gray gown trimmed in pink, a bow cinching the waist, and a straw hat tipped against a tree. She holds a small hand fan in one hand and an orange in the other, while two dogs lie at her feet, suggesting a tranquil, domestic scene within a cultivated landscape.
Technique & Style
Ribera renders the girl's rounded face and the natural drapery of her dress with meticulous brushwork, emphasizing soft transitions and subtle modeling. The surrounding garden is rendered with fine detail—individual flowers, rocks, and dappled sunlight—demonstrating the artist's skill in layered glazing to achieve depth and luminosity.
History & Provenance
Created in the mid‑nineteenth century, the painting entered the holdings of Spain’s national museum, the Museo del Prado, where it remains on display. Its acquisition reflects the institution’s broader effort to represent Spanish academic portraiture of the period.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Carlos Luis de Ribera y Fieve (1815–1891) was an artist, born in Rome.
