Young woman in blue dress and red drapery, seated in a landscape with flowering branches and hills
The painting depicts a young woman seated in a three-quarter length portrait. She faces slightly to the viewer's left, with her head turned to look directly forward. Her skin is fair, and her lips are a soft red. Her long, light brown hair falls over her shoulders, with some strands covered by a sheer, light-colored veil. She wears a blue gown with a low, ruffled white neckline and voluminous white sleeves that gather at the elbows. The blue bodice is cinched with silver-colored clasps or brooches. A rich, deep red drapery is wrapped around her lower body, flowing over her lap and extending to the viewer's right, where it drapes over a large, rounded, brown object, possibly a plinth or rock. Her left hand is open and rests on the red fabric in her lap, while her right hand gently holds the red drapery near her waist. To the viewer's left, a dark background features a flowering branch with small white and pink blossoms. To the viewer's right, a landscape unfolds with rolling green hills, dark trees, and a small white building with a steeple in the distance, all under a sky with warm orange and yellow hues near the horizon. A large, dark, irregular shape, possibly a rock or tree trunk, rises behind her right shoulder.