Artwork
The Little Girl with the Goat
The Little Girl with the Goat is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1663 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. Created around 1663 by the artist known as 1614_person, this work is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography.
About this work
Overview
Created around 1663 by the artist known as 1614_person, this work is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. The image is a photographic reproduction of a painted scene that portrays a young girl in a light‑colored dress standing amid a forested landscape, accompanied by a goat and a sheep.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on the child, who holds a rope attached to the goat’s horns, while a white sheep lies at her feet. The inclusion of domestic animals and the natural setting suggests themes of pastoral innocence and the everyday interactions between humans and livestock in a rural environment.
Technique & Style
The painting employs a clear, naturalistic palette, contrasting the dark brown and lighter patches of the goat with the bright white of the sheep. Light falls on the girl’s dress and hair, creating subtle modeling that hints at chiaroscuro influences, while the surrounding foliage is rendered with loose brushwork that conveys depth without overt detail.
History & Provenance
Attributed to 1614_person, the work dates to the mid‑17th century and has been housed in the Museum of Ethnography for an unspecified period. Its provenance prior to museum acquisition is not documented in the available records, and the piece remains an example of the artist’s genre scenes from that era.
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