Woman

Pierre Daura (Pedro Francisco Daura y Garcia)

About 1929

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A large wave crashes over a city Men and women in the foreground attempt to flee from it
Three different types of monkeys sit on a tree limb and tree trunk facing the viewer
In an interior room with a view onto a landscape on the right a woman sits on a chair and looks up to her husband who is holding a child on his arm On the left behind the chair a maid carrying two doves The mother is holding sheets with musical notations in her lap and a harpsichord stands against the wall on the right A cat lies on a cushion in the left foreground A dog jumps at the fathers leg and looks towards the viewer
The painting is a portrait of a young man shown slightly less than in bust length His head is turned slightly sideways but he is looking directly at the viewer He is wearing black dress with a high color with white lace trim and a black hat decorated with feathers and jewelry His garment is buttoned with red precious stones and he is wearing a a jewelled necklace