Hamlet and his Mother. Episode from Shakspeare's Hamlet
1750
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
Buttocks
Dominant colour
1750
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
Dominant colour
Hamlet and his Mother. Episode from Shakspeare's Hamlet is a 1750 by Unknown, depicting Buttocks, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.
This painting depicts a scene from Shakespeare's Hamlet, with a man and woman in the foreground. The man, dressed in a green shirt and tan shorts, is pointing towards the left side of the image. He has a sword at his side and is wearing brown boots. The woman, seated on a chair, is wearing a white dress with a blue apron and a gold crown on her head. She is looking at the man with her hands outstretched. In the background, there is a dark figure of a man in armor holding a spear. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of tension and drama. To learn more about the artist behind this work, look up 241_person.
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