Study of a Girl in Red

This companion piece to Luti's Study of a Boy in a Blue Jacket depicts a girl in red with the same vivid immediacy that made these pastel heads the most sought-after works of their kind in early 18th-century Rome. Luti trained numerous artists including Giovanni Paolo Panini and William Kent, spreading his influence across Italian and European art. The studies were often displayed in pairs or series in collectors' cabinets.

The pastel and chalk on blue paper achieves rich chromatic effects, with the warm red of the girl's garment vibrating against the cool blue ground. Luti's blending technique creates soft, luminous transitions in the flesh while maintaining crisp definition in costume details.