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Viggo Johansen (Danish, 1851-1935), Lady in the Kitchen, 1884, oil.

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Joyful Christmas / Glade Jul (1891) by Viggo Johansen

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Viggo Johansen - Merry Christmas (1891)

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Viggo Johansen

1891

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'Portrait of Viggo Johansen'. as painted in 1875 by his friend and fellow artist, Michael Ancher.

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Køkkeninteriør (also known as Kitchen Interior and Kitchen Interior. The Artist's Wife Arranging Flowers), (Detail), (1884), by Viggo Johansen (Danish, 1851 – 1935), oil on canvas, 84.7 cm (33.3 in) x 64.4 cm (25.3 in), Skagens Museum

#Køkkeninteriør #Kitchen Interior #Kitchen Interior. The Artist's Wife Arranging Flowers #viggo johansen #painting #my upload #oil on canvas #art #19th century #detail #painting detail #represents an intimate serene portrayal of domestic life focusing on his wife Martha performing daily chores #Inspired by 17th-century Dutch masters and characterized by a soft skillful play of light the painting highlights the beauty #in simple private everyday moments #The Painter of the Home: Johansen was known for focusing on quiet intimate family life rather than grand historical scenes #making this painting a prime example of his dedication to domestic subjects #Intimacy and Daily Life: The scene shows his wife Martha Møller in their rented house in Skagen treating a mundane task—#arranging flowers in the kitchen—with artistic dignity #Light and Atmosphere: The work is celebrated for its natural daylight which enters from the right and accentuates the peaceful #atmosphere and the subject's quiet concentration #Artistic Influence: The painting is strongly influenced by 17th-century Dutch interior painting (such as Vermeer)#focusing on quiet contemplative female figures in interior spaces #Personal Significance: Painted in 1884 a few years after their 1880 marriage it reflects the couple's personal life and domestic #happiness

Archaic Words: Christmas

Anadem - a wreath; a garland

Apple terre - an apple orchard; in Devonshire, they have a curious custom at Christmas of firing powder at apple trees and singing lays round them to make them more fruitful

Bull week - the week before Christmas, in which the work people at Sheffield push their strength to the utmost, allowing themselves scarcely any rest, and earning more than usual to prepare for the rest and enjoyment of Christmas

Christenmesse - Christmas

Crouchmas - Christmas

Cursenmas - Christmas

Dation - a gift

Feed the dove - a Christmas game mentioned in Brand's Pop

Garlong - a garland

Gower - a kind of cake, formerly made for children at Christmas

Hackin - a pudding made in the maw of a sheep or hog; formerly a standard dish at Christmas

Kissing bunch - a garment of evergreens ornamented with ribands and oranges, substituted for mistletoe at Christmas when the latter is not to be obtained

Nativity pie - a Christmas pie

Nowel - a cry of joy, properly that at Christmas of joy for the birth of the Saviour

Plum porridge - porridge with plums in it, a favourite dish at Christmas in some parts of the country

Sharping corn - a customary gift of corn, which, at every Christmas, the farmers in some parts of England give to their smith for sharping their plough-irons, harrow-tines, and such like, and exceeds not half a bushel for a plough-land

Waresm - a gift

Yu - yule, or Christmas

Yu goads - Christmas playthings

Yuling - keeping Christmas

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Viggo Johansen (1851–1935)

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