Artwork
Gallant Company on a Terrace
Gallant Company on a Terrace 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
Gallant Company on a Terrace is a work created around 1750, currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts a group of people in old-fashioned attire gathered on a terrace, some interacting with a small dog. The relaxed atmosphere suggests a casual social gathering.
Technique & Style
The scene is characterized by soft lighting, with contrasting dark shadows and bright highlights, a technique related to chiaroscuro. A bust on a pedestal and a lamp on a table add to the setting.
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
