Artwork
A Sick Peasant Woman
A Sick Peasant Woman is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
A Sick Peasant Woman is a work by an artist born in 1471, created around 1650. It is housed at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts a dimly lit scene with a woman in a red shirt sitting on a stool, surrounded by a man and two children. The woman's slumped posture and tired expression convey a sense of illness or hardship.
Technique & Style
The artist employed chiaroscuro, using strong contrasts between light and dark to create a dramatic atmosphere. Dark tones emphasize the woman's face and hands, while the background remains blurred.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
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Portrait of a Woman
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Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
In der Schenke
Genre Scene
Smoker
Peasants Taking a Meal
Soldiers in a stable
Interior țărănesc cu băutori (în registrul inventar: Oameni băuți într-o cârciumă de țară)
An Officer in Billeted Quarters
Scene in a tavern
Gallant Scene in a Kitchen Interior
Family scene
Brothel scene with a sleeping couple
A Sick Peasant Woman