Portrait of Stella c. 1859

"Portrait of Stella" is a c. 1859 oil painting by Frederic Leighton, a prominent British artist of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. The painting features a young woman with dark hair, wearing a white headscarf and a brown dress, and adorned with a red necklace. The subject's pensive expression and the soft, natural light that bathes her face contribute to the Romantic aesthetic of the Pre-Raphaelites, which emphasized beauty and emotion in art. Leighton's mastery of detail and his ability to capture the delicate nuances of the human figure are evident in this work.