This self-portrait shows the artist at about age twenty-six, at the height of her youthful beauty, looking both ingenuous and self-possessed. Her flair for costume as well as self-dramatization is shown in the simple elegance of her hairstyle and dress: her white gown is adorned with only the highly saturated coral bow and sash and black lace-trimmed shawl; her unpowdered hair falls naturally into curls. The effect is achieved with a palette limited to black, white, and red. Finely nuanced flesh tones are built up by layers of transparent glazes. The eyes reflect the flicker of light, as does the crystal earring. See it if you can at the Kimbell Art Museum , Ft Worth, Texas.