Melancholy
1532
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
1532
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
This painting shows a woman with wings kneeling beside three naked babies. She wears a dark dress with a red skirt and holds a long stick. Behind her, a landscape with a castle, mountains, and a stormy sky unfolds. The babies play with a globe and a hoop while a small dog and birds sit nearby. The woman’s face looks sad, and the whole scene feels quiet and strange. The artist used light and shadow to make the figures stand out against the background. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how this technique works.
