Sunday

A few Danish family portraits...


Emilius Bærentzen (1799-1868): 'A Family Portrait', 1828
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Vilhelm Marstrand (1810-73):
'A Portrait of the Family Waagepetersen', 1836

study above - painting below


My own photos: Details of the painting





Vilhelm Marstrand (1810-73): 'The Heiberg Family', 1870
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Emilius Bærentzen (1799-1868):
'A Portrait of the Schram Family' 1829

3 comments:

Marilyn said...

What wonderful scenes of family life, they certainly depict an era long passed ...but I am sure that I belong to that era. I think I would have been one of the ladies in the first painting. I would have been sitting by that most wonderful of windows in my beautiful gown stitching something exquisite!

Marilyn said...

Me again ;-)
You mentioned the story of the wavemakers Mette and I am sure that you told me about the mermaid making the waves or the foam but now can't find where you mentioned it ...I am interested to know more.
I have been looking back on all your blogs to find it and I found so much of interest that i hadn't seen before, you must post so much while I am asleep! You find some real treasures.

Aputsiaq said...

Hi Marilyn...hmmm I couldn't remember where I posted anything about waves...so I just HAD to make another post. And thanks for your love comments...I think I'm born 'many years too late', too.I wish we could go back in time...if only for a short visit ;O)