Artwork
Two Ducks
Two Ducks is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Two Ducks is a painting photographed for documentation, created circa 1750 by an artist known as 1888_person. It is now held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts two ducks, centrally positioned, with one facing forward and the other to the right. Their dark plumage on heads and backs contrasts with white bellies.
Technique & Style
The dark background creates depth and highlights the ducks. Foreground objects are indistinct, and the overall effect is simple and elegant, with contrast drawing attention to the subjects.
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
