Tableau Silhouette masked red and blue merganser - Secret of the ball - Venice mask edition

The visual

A female silhouette is revealed at the center of the composition, adorned with a red mask finely decorated with golden motifs. Her imposing headdress mixes feathers, pearls and crimson pendants in a resolutely baroque style. The background, treated in a faded duck egg blue , reveals the ghostly silhouettes of Venetian palaces and their domes. Bright red roses invade the left side of the canvas, contrasting with the patinated cream and beige tones of the background. The light seems to filter through a golden haze, accentuating the pictorial and textured aspect of the whole. The play of materials evokes almost abstract impasto, between ancient fresco and contemporary portrait. The deep black of the costume anchors the composition, offering a striking balance between shadow and brilliance.