Italiano 
English It is a scene that expresses sweetness and innocence, yet stripped of any sentimentality. The shadow cast on the wall and the red floor tiles add depth to this composition, while the black of the ankle boots and hair introduces a chromatic rhythm, emphasized by the red ribbon at the top of the head. Three elements make this painting a particular work within Modigliani's production:
- she is a child, not a woman
- she is portrayed full-length, down to her feet
- the painter places her in the corner of a room, in perspective, and not, as was customary, directly in front of him
For the first time Amedeo paints a gaze, without the oval mask that ideally seems to conceal the expression of the eyes in most of his adult portraits. The girl does not hide the veil of sadness that characterizes her, perhaps because she is ill.
Observing the knuckles of the joints of the child's right hand, they are painted a vivid red by Modigliani. The face as well, with its sad expression, shows a heliotropic eruption of dark purplish-red color.
