An Interior from the Past Century. Scene from the Court of Christian VII
1881
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
1881
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
This room looks like a fancy 18th-century parlor. Four people are inside: a man in a blue suit mid-stride, a woman in red sitting with a child, another woman in white standing, and an older man in gold lounging in a chair. The walls have ornate doors and dark, swirling wallpaper. The floor has a patterned rug, and light streams in from a window on the right. The man in blue seems to be dancing or bowing awkwardly. His pose looks stiff, almost like a performance. The older man in gold watches him with a relaxed smirk, while the women watch too, but with different expressions. Next, check out Realism to see how artists captured everyday life this way.
