Artwork
The Children Saying Good Night to their Stars
The Children Saying Good Night to their Stars is a photography by the Impressionist artist Unknown. It dates from 1898 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
The Children Saying Good Night to their Stars is a photograph created in 1898 by an unknown artist, currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image captures an intimate moment between two children in a dimly lit room, conveying a sense of warmth and tenderness as they bid each other goodnight.
Technique & Style
The photograph's warm, gentle atmosphere is achieved through the soft lighting, which highlights the children's faces and clothing, creating a sense of realism.
Context
This work is associated with the Realism style, which focuses on depicting everyday life in a straightforward and unromanticized manner.
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
Kunstnerens hustru med to børn
The Evening Prayer
Kunstnerens hustru med to børn
Afteninteriør. Moder og barn
The Artist's Wife and Daughter
Interior with the Artist's Wife and Child
Afteninteriør. Moder og barn
Isoäidin morsiuskruunu
Moder fortæller. Kunstnerens hustru og datter
Interior with the Artist's Wife and Child