Young Priestess

Young Priestess shows a full-length, centered figure of a young woman standing barefoot in a pink, semi-translucent gown that she holds with one arm while her other hand touches her face. She grips a tall staff with her left hand, and her long dark hair falls over her shoulder against a softly draped, neutral backdrop, giving a ceremonial, contemplative mood. The work is rendered in Bouguereau’s polished Academic style, with precise anatomy, smooth, luminous skin, and meticulous attention to fabric and hair, using a restrained palette of pinks and warm skin tones.