Portrait of Princess Natalia Ivanovna Kurakina, nee Golovina

Hi everyone, my name is Isabella! Welcome to the museum! Today, we're going to look at a very special painting. It's called the "Portrait of Princess Natalia Ivanovna Kurakina, nee Golovina." That's a very long name, isn't it? nn Can you say "Princess Natalia"? nn Good job! This painting is a portrait. That means it's a picture of a real person. This princess lived a long, long time ago. She lived in a country called Russia. nn --- nn Look at the painting. What do you see? nn That's right! It's Princess Natalia! She looks very important, doesn't she? She's wearing a beautiful dress. It's made of velvet, which is a very soft and expensive fabric. She also has lace on her collar. Lace is delicate and pretty. nn --- nn The artist used many different colors in this painting. Can you spot the color red? How about blue? nn These colors were very popular a long time ago. They make the painting look rich and grand, just like a princess! nn --- nn The artist wanted us to see how important Princess Natalia was. He painted her in the middle of the painting. He also made sure that the light shines on her face. That way, we can see her beautiful eyes and her confident smile. nn --- nn This painting is like a window into the past. It shows us how people dressed and looked a long time ago. It also tells us a little bit about Princess Natalia's life. Even though she lived centuries ago, we can still learn about her by looking at her portrait. nn What do you think Princess Natalia was like? nn Let's go look at some more paintings and see what other stories we can discover!