Artwork
Portrait of an Unknown Woman with a Rose

Portrait of an Unknown Woman with a Rose is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Dmitry Levitzky. It dates from 1794 and is held in the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery.
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Overview
Created in 1794, *Portrait of an Unknown Woman with a Rose* is an oil painting by Dmitry Levitzky, a Ukrainian-born Russian artist. The work is classified within the Rococo movement and the portrait genre.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts an unidentified woman wearing an elegant, lace-detailed gown with a rose positioned at her chest. The rose serves as a focal point, alongside the subject's face, where the interplay of light emphasizes textual nuances.
Technique & Style
Levitzky employed oil paint to achieve a nuanced representation of light falling on the subject's face and the rose, highlighting their respective textures in a characteristic Rococo attention to detail.
History & Provenance
The painting is part of the Tretyakov Gallery's collection, though the subject's identity remains unknown.
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Artist
Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitzky or Levitsky (Russian: Дмитрий Григорьевич Левицкий; Ukrainian: Дмитро Григорович Левицький; 24 May 1735 – 16 April 1822) was a Ukrainian-born Russian portrait painter and academician.



















