Artwork
Unge mænd brydes på en bro. Allegori
Unge mænd brydes på en bro. Allegori is a photography by the Baroque artist Unknown. It dates from 1622 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. Unge mænd brydes på en bro.
About this work
Overview
Unge mænd brydes på en bro. Allegori is a 1622 painting by an artist known as 747_person, held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a chaotic outdoor fight among half-naked men, with a calm figure seated in the foreground and onlookers in the distance, set against a stormy sky and a ruined temple.
Technique & Style
Strong contrasts between light and shadow create a dramatic atmosphere, while the twisted, overlapping bodies convey a sense of intense movement and energy.
Context
The painting's style is characteristic of the Baroque period, known for its dramatic lighting and dynamic compositions.
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
Moisés elevando la serpiente de bronce (Números 21:5-9)
The Golden Age
The Contest between Apollo and Pan
The Judgment of Paris
Untitled
Marsyas punished by the Muses
Feast of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-13)
The Judgment of Paris
Diana and Callisto
A Bathhouse
Diana and Callisto
Unge mænd brydes på en bro. Allegori