Artwork
The Artist's Daughter
The Artist's Daughter is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Balthasar Denner. It dates from 1728 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
The Artist's Daughter is a 1728 painting by German portraitist Balthasar Denner, executed on copper. It is a small-scale work held in the Statens Museum for Kunst collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a seated woman, identified as the artist's daughter, holding a basket of fruit. Her attire, a light blue dress with lace trim, and the surrounding darkness draw attention to her face and the basket's contents.
Technique & Style
Denner's rococo-style portraiture is characterized by meticulous attention to detail, particularly in facial rendering. The use of chiaroscuro creates a strong contrast between light and dark, highlighting the subject's features and the basket's contents against a dark background.
Context
As a portraitist working in the rococo style, Denner's work often featured half-length or head-and-shoulders compositions. The Artist's Daughter exemplifies this approach, with a focus on the subject's face and a symbolic or representational element, the basket of fruit.
Artist & collection
Artist
Balthasar Denner (15 November 1685 – 14 April 1749) was a German painter, highly regarded as a portraitist.
The Artist's Daugther
Richa Franks
Portrait of Anna Elisabeth Battier, née Storp
Woman with a bunch of grapes
Portrait of a Woman
Mrs. David Chesebrough
Portrait of Magdalena van Citters, Wife of Adriaen Isaac Hurgronje
Margaret Wynne (1722 -)
Portrait of Magdalena van Citters, Wife of Adriaen Isaac Hurgronje
Mrs. Samuel Cutts
Gertrud Sabine Spengler, f. Trott
Portrait of Margaretha Leuveling, Wife of Justus Tjeenk