Artwork
The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros. From Terence´s Andria
The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros. From Terence´s Andria is a photography by the Romanticist artist Unknown. It dates from 1801 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros is a painting created in 1801 by an artist associated with the work.
About this work
Overview
The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros is a painting created in 1801 by an artist associated with the work. It is currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a dramatic scene from Terence's play Andria, showing a street in front of an ancient building with arguing figures, a woman at a window, and another kneeling on the steps.
Technique & Style
The artist has used chiaroscuro to create a sense of drama, with the contrast of light and shadow bringing the scene to life on the faces and robes of the figures.
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
The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros. From Terence´s Andria
The girl from Andros
Simo and his former slave Sosia. From Terence´s Andria.
The Slave Davus and the Maid Mysis. From Terence´s Andria.
The Slave Davus and the Maid Mysis. From Terence´s Andria.
Simo and his former slave Sosia. From Terence´s Andria.
Pamphilius and his sevant Davus. From Terence´s Andria
Pamphilius and his sevant Davus. From Terence´s Andria