Artwork
Returned Family in a Moonlit Square
Returned Family in a Moonlit Square is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Returned Family in a Moonlit Square is a photograph created around 1750 by an unknown artist, currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts two figures walking together on a dimly lit street, illuminated by a lantern held by the figure on the left, evoking a sense of quiet and mystery.
Technique & Style
The black-and-white photograph uses chiaroscuro, with the lantern's light creating a stark contrast between the figures and the surrounding shadows, emphasizing their presence in the scene.
History & Provenance
The work is attributed to 872_person, an artist about whom little is known, and is dated to around 1750, a time when photography was still in its infancy.
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
