Artwork
Girl with a Parrot
Girl with a Parrot 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
Girl with a Parrot is a painting created around 1650 by an artist associated with the Dutch Golden Age. It is part of the collection at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a young girl standing by a window with a parrot in a cage. She wears a brown dress and pearl necklace, lost in thought as she gazes to her right. The parrot's gaze engages with hers, suggesting a quiet interaction between the two.
Technique & Style
The artist employs chiaroscuro to create depth, with a dark background and a red curtain behind the girl. This contrast highlights the subject, drawing attention to the girl and the parrot.
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
