Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson
Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson is a painting by the Danish painter, C. W. Eckersberg. It was painted in 1820.
| Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson | |
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| Danish: Bella og Hanna. M. L. Nathansons ældste døtre | |
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| Artist | C. W. Eckersberg |
| Year | 1820 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Location | National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen |
A busy portrait painter, Eckersberg received a commission from Mendel Levin Nathanson to paint two large family portraits. Eckersberg painted the two daughters in two different poses but made them appear strikingly similar, like two variations on a theme. The parrot in the cage may symbolize the longing of the daughters to move from a sheltered home and out into real life.[1]
References
- Monrad, Kasper (28 January 2013). "Christopher Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783–1853), Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M.L. Nathanson, 1820". National Gallery of Denmark. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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