A basket weaver and his wife
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A basket weaver and his wife is a 1830 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man and woman, likely a basket weaver and his wife, surrounded by their tools and crafts. The interesting thing about this work is that it's part of a set of 12 paintings showing the same couple with different trades. To learn more about the style and lighting used in this painting, look into the technique of chiaroscuro.
A set of twelve Company paintings depicts a basket weaver and his wife alongside the tools of their trade.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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