A Mountain Cave
1632
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
Dominant colour
A Mountain Cave is a 1632 by Unknown, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.
This black-and-white photo shows a dim cave with two figures inside. One stands in a niche, lit faintly by a beam of light, while the other kneels near a pile of skulls and bones. Outside the cave, a landscape stretches with a few trees and a distant building. The skulls and bones on the ground add a strange, eerie feel to the scene. The lighting inside the cave highlights the figures sharply against the dark walls. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create drama in art.
