Artwork
En gammel kone "Bette Dorte" på heden
En gammel kone "Bette Dorte" på heden is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1904 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
En gammel kone 'Bette Dorte' på heden is a photograph created in 1904 by an unknown artist. It is part of the collection at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts an elderly woman seated on a rugged hillside, dressed in worn clothing, conveying a sense of a life marked by hardship and labor.
Technique & Style
The photograph is characterized by soft lighting, which lends a gentle yet realistic quality to both the subject's face and the surrounding landscape.
Context
The scene is set in a rural environment, with the woman positioned on a hillside amidst dry grass and small plants, overlooking open fields.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
