Mama artistului
1902
unspecified
From the collection of Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca
1902
unspecified
From the collection of Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca
Mama artistului is a 1902 unspecified by Pericle Capidan, held at Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca.
This painting shows a pale, shadowy face against a dark background. The figure wears a long, dark coat and stands with hands tucked inside pockets. The lighting is soft, making the face look almost ghostly. The artist used deep shadows to shape the figure, which stands out against the dark backdrop. This kind of lighting is called *chiaroscuro*—a technique that plays with light and dark. Next, look up *chiaroscuro* to see how other artists used it.
Pericle Capidan painted everyday scenes and quiet moments in oils. His brush captured a Sighișoara street, his own mother in 1902, and a 1923 harem scene among other interiors. He worked from the late 1800s into the…
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