{"product_id":"portrait-of-a-hopi","title":"Portrait of a Hopi","description":"\u003cp\u003e20”x24” Oil on Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by Guido Reni\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Julian Centofante\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\" style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #2c2318; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; text-decoration: none; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1px; margin-top: 16px;\"\u003eINQUIRE ABOUT THIS PAINTING\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis portrait of a woman holding a bowl is among Reni’s most celebrated works — and like Vermeer’s Girl with the Pearl Earring, it is a tronie, not a portrait of any particular person but a study of presence. One of the most renowned Baroque painters of his era, Reni brought a beauty and delicacy to his compositions. This reimagining maintains that delicacy — the posture, the softness of the face — but makes significant changes beyond it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe most deliberate is the subject. A Hopi woman was chosen because of the central role pottery holds in Hopi culture. In Reni’s original, it is an accessory. Here it is the anchor of the painting. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHer hands were painted intentionally strong — hands that have been put to work — a quiet contrast to the delicacy of her expression and posture. That expression is open to interpretation. In one reading she is composed, even dismissive, with a kind of quiet authority over the moment. In another she seems to be longing for something . Both readings feel true.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Inward Arrows","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48258610331897,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/0986\/2905\/files\/coors-2.jpg?v=1775517035","url":"https:\/\/inwardarrows.store\/products\/portrait-of-a-hopi","provider":"Inward Arrows","version":"1.0","type":"link"}