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Piger på vej til brønden efter vand ved middagstid. Cività d'Antino
Piger på vej til brønden efter vand ved middagstid. Cività d'Antino is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Henry Lørup. It dates from 1896 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Overview
Created in 1896, this oil on canvas by Henry Lørup portrays a midday procession of women heading toward a well. The work is part of the collection of Denmark’s National Gallery of Art, the Statens Museum for Kunst.
Subject & Meaning
A line of modestly dressed women, each bearing a large water jug, moves together across an open space toward an unseen well. Their attire—long skirts and head coverings—suggests a rural, possibly Mediterranean, setting and emphasizes communal labor in daily life.
Technique & Style
Lørup employs a warm palette dominated by earth tones—browns, beiges, and muted ochres—to convey the heat of midday. The composition balances the figures in the foreground with distant architecture and a mountain range under a clear blue sky, using soft modeling to suggest depth.
Context
The painting reflects late‑19th‑century interest in genre scenes that document everyday activities in Southern European locales. Such works often combined realistic detail with a romanticized view of rural customs, aligning with contemporary European artistic trends.
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