young woman in front of a landscape background looking at the viewer the woman is wearing a dark green pleated front silk dress with yellow sleeves. embellished with gold interlocking and embroidery at the neckline. black transparent veil covers the hair and is invisible on the top of the clear forehead. this kind of flatter the back curly or soft curly hair that falls on the shoulders. narrow eyes, low cut chest. black hijab from 1 9 5 5, arms bent and hands crossed, her left hand resting firmly on the armrest of a chair and her right hand resting on her left wrist. probably on a balcony : one can see a barrier directly behind her in the first third of the painting, the soft light source coming mainly from the left of the painting and giving mona a radiant complexion in contrast to the dark clothes, oil painting