Artwork
Et fruentimmer bortføres af tritoner
Et fruentimmer bortføres af tritoner 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
Et fruentimmer bortføres af tritoner is a painting created around 1750, currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a dramatic scene of a woman being abducted by tritons, conveying a sense of distress and struggle through her facial expression and body language, while the tritons appear to be reveling in the moment.
Technique & Style
The use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume, with the figures standing out against a dark, murky background, adding to the overall drama and tension of the scene.
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
