Artwork
Master and Maid
Master and Maid is a photography by the Baroque artist Unknown. It dates from 1709 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Master and Maid is a 1709 image by 1653_person, held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts two women in a room: one seated, playing a viola da gamba, and the other standing behind her, holding a piece of paper.
Technique & Style
The black-and-white image employs chiaroscuro, characterized by dramatic lighting with strong shadows and bright highlights on the subjects' faces and hands.
Context
The scene is set in a room with a curtain and a carved fireplace featuring small statues, suggesting a domestic interior.
Artist & collection
