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Woodland Deities Sourrounded by Dancing Bacchantes and Children Playing

Woodland Deities Sourrounded by Dancing Bacchantes and Children Playing, by Unknown, 1848
Woodland Deities Sourrounded by Dancing Bacchantes and Children Playing, by Unknown, 1848

Woodland Deities Sourrounded by Dancing Bacchantes and Children Playing is a photography by the Romanticist artist Unknown. It dates from 1848 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. Woodland Deities Surrounded by Dancing Bacchantes and Children Playing is a painting created in 1848 by an artist known as 536_person.

About this work

Overview

Woodland Deities Surrounded by Dancing Bacchantes and Children Playing is a painting created in 1848 by an artist known as 536_person. It is part of the collection at the Museum of Ethnography.

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts a lively scene of woodland deities and dancing figures, centered around a bearded man playing a pan flute, surrounded by nude children with musical instruments, set against a dark wooded background.

Technique & Style

The work showcases varied textures and tones, from the smooth skin of the children to the rough tree bark, creating an atmosphere of joy and abandon, characteristic of the Romanticism movement.

Artist & collection

Artist

Unknown

entity whose identity is not known