Post by The Hypnotized Art

Here we see a close-up of the young beauty's face, featuring a pale complexion that was particularly popular within Italian society at that time. She stares off to the right, and not directly at the viewer in a manner the artist tended to avoid in most of his portraits. She bears the same serious expression, almost smiling but not quite, as seen in his iconic Mona LIsa and elsewhere. Some have suggested that she is actually staring at her lover, but this cannot be confirmed. Cecilia wears a silk sbernia, and other flourishes in her clothing, though is relatively modestly dressed for this portrait.