Artwork
Italian Peasants
Italian Peasants 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
Italian Peasants is a work created around 1650, currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The scene depicts a group of people in old-fashioned clothing outdoors, with a woman holding a child on a bench, surrounded by musicians and a dog, set against a backdrop of a rocky hillside and a small house.
Technique & Style
The image is characterized by dramatic lighting, with strong contrasts between light and dark, creating a chiaroscuro effect that highlights the figures against the shadowy background.
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
