Portrait of an Old Man with an Onion
Jusepe de Ribera (1615)
★★★★★beginner friendly
Recreating this painting will help students understand dramatic lighting (tenebrism) and how to model forms using value. It also provides practice in rendering realistic textures, such as skin and fabric.
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