Nathalie Martinau

Nineteenth-century Finnish painter Nathalie Martinau left small scenes of quiet daily life. Her 1870 work Uskottu palvelijatar shows a maid ironing in a sunlit room, the folds of her apron and the tablecloth catching the same soft light. Martinau’s brushwork is plain and direct, with no flourish, just the everyday made solid and real. Tap Uskottu palvelijatar to step into the stillness of her world.