Nuori tyttö kynttilä kädessä, kopio Gottfried Schalckerin mukaan

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From the collection of Finnish National Gallery

Dominant colour

Nuori tyttö kynttilä kädessä, kopio Gottfried Schalckerin mukaan is an unspecified by Ida Silfverberg, depicting Candle, held at Finnish National Gallery.

Who painted this?: Ida Silfverberg
Where can I see it?: Finnish National Gallery

About this work

This painting shows a young person holding a lit candle. Their face glows softly in the dim background, while dark cracks spread across the painting like spiderwebs. The person’s hair is loose, and they wear a simple red-and-brown outfit. The cracks look old, almost like the paint is aging right in front of you. The candlelight makes their face stand out against the dark, shadowy space around them. If you liked this, check out chiaroscuro—it’s the technique that makes light and dark play off each other like this.