a portrait of a brunette italian woman painted in italian renaissance chiaroscuro style. the woman in the painting is shown seated with her hands folded in her lap. she is wearing a simple dress with a pattern of flowers. brunette. her black slightly curly long hair is pulled back from her face and she has a small, faint smile. the background of the painting is a landscape of rolling hills and mountains. the sky is a light blue, and there are small clouds in the distance.