Artwork

En taskenspiller som foreviser kunster i en krostue

En taskenspiller som foreviser kunster i en krostue, by Unknown, 1834
En taskenspiller som foreviser kunster i en krostue, by Unknown, 1834

En taskenspiller som foreviser kunster i en krostue is a photography by the Romanticist artist Unknown. It dates from 1834 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.

About this work

Overview

En taskenspiller som foreviser kunster i en krostue is a photograph created in 1834 by an unknown photographer, now held at the Museum of Ethnography.

Subject & Meaning

The image captures a scene of everyday life in a small, dimly lit room, where a man plays a stringed instrument while others watch or engage in conversation, conveying a sense of informal gathering.

Technique & Style

The black-and-white photograph exhibits soft lighting and natural facial expressions, giving the impression of a moment captured in time, rather than a staged scene.

Artist & collection

Artist

Unknown

entity whose identity is not known