Madonna de la Charité, after El Greco (1941)
Helene Schjerfbeck1941 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1946)
Specifications
- Year
- 1941
- Nationality / school
- Finnish
- Lifespan
- 1862–1946
About the artwork
"Madonna de la Charité, after El Greco" (1941) is a work by Helene Schjerfbeck. Historical background, 1941: Dada and Surrealism followed the First World War, the Bauhaus school was founded in 1919, and Art Deco became the fashionable decorative style of the 1920s and 1930s. The first decades of the twentieth century were a period of rapid experiment, with Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and the first abstract painting appearing within a few years of each other. Religion, a short history: Buddhist painting, Hindu devotional imagery, and Islamic calligraphy and ornament each have conventions of their own. Religious painting is among the largest bodies of art ever made, from altarpieces, icons, and illuminated manuscripts to devotional prints. The catalogue places it in Religion. The format is portrait.
"Madonna de la Charité, after El Greco" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Finnish, 1862–1946
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