Head of a young woman with lowered eyes
Idealized head study, wavy hair, downcast gaze
A refined study of a young woman's head, the face tilted slightly forward and the eyes lowered, framed by abundant wavy hair falling in long crimped locks. The rounded features are modelled with fine hatching to give soft relief, in the idealized manner of an ideal or devotional head. Only the neck and the top of the shoulders are carried through below the face.
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Idealized female head
The head inclines forward with the eyelids lowered, giving a serene, inward expression. Long wavy hair parts at the crown and cascades in rippling strands around the face and down over the shoulders.
Modelling of the lowered face
Delicate hatching describes the gentle swell of the brow, cheeks and lips as light falls from above. The downcast eyes and softened contours study how a face reads when seen slightly from above.