"Satu seitsemästä sisaruksesta", luonnos Haeggströmin sisarusten ryhmämuotokuvaa (1862) varten

"Satu seitsemästä sisaruksesta", luonnos Haeggströmin sisarusten ryhmämuotokuvaa (1862) varten

Robert Wilhelm Ekman

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From the collection of Finnish National Gallery

About this work

A woman sits at a table, reading a book. Two kids lean in close, watching her. Above them, a floating angel points upward. More angels drift in the sky behind them. The angel’s arm looks stiff and painted on. The woman’s face is soft, almost blurred. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how light and shadow work in old paintings.

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