Artwork Details
- Title
- Joven criolla
- Artist
- Unidentified (Puerto Rican)
- Date
- ca. 1835-1850
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 2 7⁄8 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.3 x 5.8 cm) oval
- Credit Line
- Teodoro Vidal Collection
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Keywords
- Portrait female — unidentified — bust
- Creole
- Object Number
- 1996.91.18
Artwork Description
The artist chose to place this “young Creole woman” in front of a classical landscape with a lake, trees, mountains and a domed temple. This scene refers to the woman’s social and intellectual status, portraying her as a cultivated woman whose gold jewelry and beautiful clothing confirm her place in society.