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Doña María de la Luz Padilla y (Gómez de) Cervantes

Miguel Cabreraca. 1760

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Dona Maria de la Luz Padilla y Cervantes (1732-1789).An oil painting by Miguel Cabrera which shows Dona Maria as a grown young lady. She is the same person as the preceding portrait as an adult. She is shown in a three-quarter view and length in a dress with heavy gold embroidery in a floral pattern against a white background. Her hair is powdered and she has beauty patches on her face. She wears elaborate jewels in her ears, at her neck, and a pectoral, also jewel rings and bracelets. She stands in front of a gold curtain and holds a fan in her right hand and flowers in her left hand.Condition: Good, it has been restored around the edges and on the dress b the Museum Laboratory.

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