The Gipsy Woman Telling the Soldiers their Fortunes
1650
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
Dominant colour
1650
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
Dominant colour
The Gipsy Woman Telling the Soldiers their Fortunes is a 1650 by Unknown, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.
This black-and-white photo shows a group of people gathered outside a stone fortress. In the foreground, a woman sits with three soldiers, one of whom is holding her hand. Another soldier stands nearby, while a few others sit or stand in the background. The fortress walls are crumbling, with a tower and arched entrance visible. The woman appears to be reading the soldiers’ palms or holding an object that looks like a crystal ball. This suggests she might be a fortune-teller, as the title hints. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how light and shadow create drama in photos and paintings.
