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The low, close viewpoint of this portrait painting outlines the child against the sky, and focuses attention on the figure. The paint is applied in thick, blunt brushstrokes, which underline the straightforward way the child is presented. The artist has deliberately avoided showing a pretty, sunny scene. Instead, he has painted the child as a natural part of the surroundings. Hector Caffieri was strongly influenced by French artists who painted open-air scenes of rural working people in a similar style.
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