Artwork
Family at the Meal
Family at the Meal is a photography by the Romanticist artist Unknown. It dates from 1810 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Family at the Meal is a black-and-white image created in 1810, currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts three individuals seated around a small table, engaged in a moment of interaction, possibly a conversation or storytelling, with one man holding a pipe.
Technique & Style
The use of chiaroscuro, a strong contrast between light and dark, creates a moody atmosphere, emphasizing the subjects' facial expressions and the scene's emotional depth.
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
Farmer's Wife Delousing her Husband
Zechende Bauern
Tavern Scene
Bagpipe Music and Singing. The Five Senses: The Sense of Hearing
The tavern
Peasants Merry-Making
Zwei Bauern und ein altes Weib in der Schenke
A Game of Cards at an Inn
Bauernschenke (Kopie nach)
Peasants Merry-Making
Farmhouse Parlor
Family at the Meal