Artwork
Melanie Becker, f. Wolff
Melanie Becker, f. Wolff is a photography by the Impressionist artist Unknown. It dates from 1861 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Melanie Becker, formerly Wolff, is a black-and-white portrait photograph created in 1861 by an unknown photographer. It is part of the collection at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts a woman with dark hair, wearing a dark dress with a lace collar and a round hat, set against a dark oval background that highlights her face. Her serious expression is the focal point of the image.
Technique & Style
The photograph exhibits a soft, slightly blurred quality characteristic of early photographic techniques. The use of a dark oval background to frame the subject's face adds to the image's formal, portrait-like quality.
History & Provenance
Created in 1861, this photograph is an example of early photography, a relatively new medium at the time. It is now held at the Museum of Ethnography.
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
