I quite like the painting itself - it's a side profile of a pretty girl done in a very simple, elegant way. I'm used to seeing paintings done head-on with a lot

I quite like the painting itself - it's a side profile of a pretty girl done in a very simple, elegant way. I'm used to seeing paintings done head-on with a lot of signs of luxury and power: Pearls, gardens, doves. This one is really quite pretty without all of that: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article6872019.ece http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertai...