Artwork
A Domestic Scene
A Domestic Scene is a photography by the Romanticist artist Unknown. It dates from 1848 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
A Domestic Scene is a photograph created in 1848 by an unknown photographer, now held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts an intimate family moment: a seated woman holds a baby, supported by a standing woman, while a man beside them gazes calmly at the child. The plain dark background emphasizes the trio.
Technique & Style
Soft lighting is used to create gentle shadows on the subjects' faces and clothing, a technique common in photography of the time to convey emotion and add depth to the image.
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
The Capricious Child (L’enfant capricieux)
Mother and Child
The Awakening
The Elder Sister, reduction (La soeur aînée, réduction)
The Unfortunate Mother
Thoughts of the Future
Charity
Geburt des Adonis
Young Mother Gazing at Her Child
Elias opvækker enkens søn fra de døde
Elias opvækker enkens søn fra de døde
A Domestic Scene