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Family Photo
Artist: Emil Ditlev Bærentzen (Danish, 1799-1868
Date: 1827
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark
Description
The family was one of the cornerstones of Danish society in the first decades of the 19th century. The Danes made a virtue out of necessity and found quality of life in domestic pursuits in the lap of the family. Family pictures therefore became a very popular genre in the late 1820s. The painter Emilius Bærentzen was apparently the artist who established the motif. He has depicted a family - possibly his parents and sisters - gathered in one of the more peaceful moments of everyday life in the apartment in Copenhagen.
The painter has taken advantage of the open window to give a fine depiction of the light that falls into the living room. This is particularly refined thanks to the semi-transparent red curtain. The picture undoubtedly reflects the gender role pattern of the time. Only the father of the family sits comfortably in a comfortable armchair while reading a newspaper. The women, on the other hand, are all occupied with useful tasks.
The Bedroom
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Date: 1889
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
Two Views
Artist Sarah McEneaney (American, b. 1955)
Date: 1989
Medium: Egg tempera on wood
Collection: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Visit to the Museum
Artist: August Allebé (Dutch, 1838 - 1927)
Date: 1870
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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