Complex sentence: The younger Riviere's portrait describes youthful femininity and hints at an open candour, the painting is generally seen in a light of pathos and tragedy, as Madame Riviere died some months after the work was created.
Split into simpler sentences: The younger Riviere's portrait describes youthful femininity and hints at an open candour. Yet the painting is generally seen in a light of pathos and tragedy, as Madame Riviere died some months after the work was created.