Artwork
En barnedåb
En barnedåb is an oil painting by Knud Larsen. It dates from 1897 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Architectural details like the pulpit and church walls situate the scene within a sacred space.
En barnedåb depicts a baptism taking place inside a church interior. The composition includes a priest performing the rite at a baptismal font, an infant held by parents and godparents, and additional figures such as a woman in a period ruff. Architectural details like the pulpit and church walls situate the scene within a sacred space.
As a genre painting, the work presents a contemporary religious ceremony, emphasizing the sacramental significance of baptism and the communal participation of family and clergy in everyday spiritual life.
Technique & Style
En barnedåb is an oil painting created in 1897 by Knud Larsen. The work is executed in oil paint on canvas, measuring 155 cm in height by 137 cm in width, and is categorized as a genre scene. Its depiction includes a priest, infant, parents, pulpit, church building, baptismal font, and other figures associated with a baptismal ceremony.
The material consists of oil paint applied to canvas, reflecting the medium typical of late-19th-century Danish genre paintings.
History & Provenance
En barnedåb is an oil-on-canvas painting executed in 1897 by the Danish artist Knud Larsen. The work portrays a baptismal ceremony with a priest, infant, godparents, and church furnishings. It entered the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where it remains, catalogued under the artist Knud Larsen with a creation date of 1897 and dimensions of 155 × 137 cm. No documentation of a specific commission has been identified, and the painting's provenance is traced solely to its acquisition by the Danish national museum. No specific accession number or exhibition history appears in the available sources.
Overview
Knud Larsen's 1897 oil painting, En barnedåb (A Baptism), depicts a solemn religious ceremony within a church interior. This genre scene, rendered in oil, captures a significant life event with a focus on its quiet dignity and the surrounding architectural details. The artwork is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
Artist & collection
Artist
Knud Erik Larsen (1865-1922) was a Danish painter born at Vinderod near Frederiksvaerk.
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