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Portret de grup (patru copii și un câine)

anonim francez

1650

From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania

Classical Antiquity

Dominant colour

Portret de grup (patru copii și un câine) is a 1650 by anonim francez, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.

Who painted this?: anonim francez
When & what style?: 1650
Where can I see it?: National Museum of Art of Romania

About this work

This painting shows four kids and a dog in a cozy room. The boy on the left wears fancy clothes with gold trim and a ruffled collar. The other three kids are dressed simply, and the dog sits calmly between two of them. The background is dark with a few framed pictures on the wall. Notice how the lighting makes the boy’s face bright while keeping the rest of the room shadowy. That’s a trick artists use to make things look real. Try looking up *chiaroscuro* to see how this works in other paintings.