Artwork
Den gamle Simeon med Jesusbarnet
Den gamle Simeon med Jesusbarnet is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Den gamle Simeon med Jesusbarnet is a photograph created around 1750, held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts a bearded man, crowned with thorns, holding a child wrapped in cloth. The man's serious expression contrasts with the child's peaceful demeanor as it reaches toward him.
Technique & Style
The black-and-white photograph employs chiaroscuro, a lighting technique that highlights the subjects' faces against the darker surroundings, drawing attention to their expressions.
Artist & collection
Versuchung des hl. Antonius (Kopie nach)
Simeons Lobgesang
St. Joseph and Christ Child
Abrahams Opfer (zugeschrieben)
Der hl. Hieronymus (Kopie nach)
Saturn. the God of Time, devouring his own child
Hl. Albertus von Sizilien
The Flight into Egypt
Coriolan lässt sich von seiner Familie bereden
Atlas
Schutzengelbild (?)
Den gamle Simeon med Jesusbarnet