Cerșetori în jurul focului
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From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
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Egbert van der Poel
Egbert van der Poel was a Dutch Golden Age genre and landscape painter.
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From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
Cerșetori în jurul focului is an unspecified by Egbert van der Poel, a Baroque work, held at Brukenthal National Museum.
This painting shows three men in a dim, shadowy room. The man on the left sits with his legs crossed, holding a staff and looking down. The other two stand close, one leaning on a stick, their faces lit by a small fire’s glow. Dark clothes and warm light make everything look rough and worn. The fire’s flickering light is the only real brightness here. It makes the faces and hands stand out against the deep dark background. This kind of lighting is called chiaroscuro. Look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and dark to create drama.
Egbert van der Poel was a Dutch Golden Age genre and landscape painter.
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