The Affectionate Brothers (The Lamb Children)
1791
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1791
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows three young children in a forest setting. The oldest child, dressed in black, sits on a tree stump and holds the youngest child, who wears a white dress and a large hat. The middle child, in a white outfit, stands to the right and reaches out to the youngest. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees and a blue sky with clouds. The children's clothing and hairstyles suggest an 18th-century setting. To learn more about this style of painting, look into the Romanticism movement.
