Køkkenhave med dreng
1832
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From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
1832
unspecified
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
This painting shows a boy in a white shirt and blue pants shoveling a garden path. A wooden fence stands behind him, and a red cloth lies on the grass. The ground is patchy, with some dirt and a few weeds. The boy’s posture suggests hard work, and the colors are simple but bright. This kind of scene was common in everyday life back then. If you like this, look up Romanticism next—it’s the art movement that focused on nature and real people.
