Scene from Ludwig Holberg's The Lying-in Room
1845
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
1845
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
This room is packed with women in fancy 1800s dresses, all gathered around a bed where a woman in white lies down. Some stand, some sit, and a few hold fans or look at each other. A small dog sits on the floor near the door, and a table in the back holds teacups and a cake. The walls are decorated with dark wood and gold trim, and a curtain hangs behind the bed. The women’s hairstyles are tall and powdered, and their clothes are bright but muted—mostly blues, yellows, and whites. The scene looks busy but calm, like a quiet gathering. This is from a play called *The Lying-in Room*—look up Romanticism to see how this fits into that art movement.
