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Often times one tends to look at a painting and only see a picture. Later, if one looks closer the artist depicts a clear message or meaning. For example at the Phoenix Art Museum there is an oil on canvas painting called Portrait of a lady, by an unknown artist that is just a painting at first glance, but as one examines the painting closer, the story of a wealthy woman in New Spain becomes evident. This oil on canvas composition illustrates a young lady of the 18th century. The artist draws the ones eye to the lady by making the background dark and plain and making the foreground bright with lots of colors. The artist put a red drape behind t