Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.
Beauty Revealed
Sarah Goodridge · 1828
- Artist
- Sarah Goodridge
- Date
- 1828
- Where to see it
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain · image via Wikimedia Commons · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
- One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
About Sarah Goodridge
Sarah Goodridge was an American painter who specialized in portrait miniatures. She was the older sister of Elizabeth Goodridge, also an American miniaturist.
What do you see?
Stand in front of it for a moment. Then tell us what you noticed or felt - there are no wrong answers.
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