Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson

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Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson
Danish: Bella og Hanna. M. L. Nathansons ældste døtre
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ArtistC. W. Eckersberg
Year1820
MediumOil on canvas
LocationNational Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen

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.

A busy portrait painter, Eckersberg received a commission from  [da] 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[]

  1. ^ 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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