Artwork
Forfatteren Ludvig Holberg
Forfatteren Ludvig Holberg 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
Forfatteren Ludvig Holberg is a carved image created around 1750. It is composed of two stacked reliefs and is held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a portrait of Ludvig Holberg, a serious-looking man with curly hair, and a scene of four huddled figures, possibly children, below. The contrast between the solemn portrait and the more playful scene below is notable.
Technique & Style
The reliefs demonstrate skilled craftsmanship, with the top portrait utilizing chiaroscuro to create depth through the interplay of light and shadow on the subject's curly hair and facial features.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
