1873
oil
canvas
From the collection of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Begging Tolerated is a 1873 oil by Alfred Stevens, held at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
In the painting "Begging Tolerated", a woman stands in front of a wooden door, holding a basket of papers. She wears a dark robe and a pink headscarf, and looks down at a young boy sitting on the ground, his head resting on his knees. The boy is wrapped in a white blanket with red stripes. The scene is set in a dimly lit room with a tiled floor. The woman's expression is somber, and the boy appears lost in thought. The overall atmosphere is one of quiet contemplation. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in an image, look up Alfred Stevens.
Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens (11 May 1823 – 24 August 1906) was a Belgian painter, known for his paintings of elegant modern women.
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