Her only visible ear is bright pink, which contrasts with the stark paleness of her body and the redness of her hair.
The latest novel by Gioia Diliberto is a fictional memoir of this painting's subject. A flash of gold above the central character's head represents a tiara, the only jewelry the central character wears as she leans against a table. Two ornate silver stars mark the spots on her dress where the silver straps that come up her shoulders attach. Her only visible ear is bright pink, which contrasts with the stark paleness of her body and the redness of her hair. FTP name this monumental portrait of Virginie Gautreau by John Singer Sargent.
The latest novel by Gioia Diliberto is a fictional memoir of this painting's subject.
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