Endormies
Oil
WallArt
Belle Époque
1904
19th Century
130.0 x 200.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria
The model for the sleeping figure in this painting is Bunny’s wife, Jeanne. They had met in 1895 and married in 1902. She would become his principal model, her graceful form and sensuous features repeated in numerous works and embodying Bunny’s feminine ideal. From the turn of the century Bunny increasingly depicted groups of female figures, often shown relaxing, dreaming, dressing or undressing by expanses of water. In this work Bunny has included a red rose, traditionally a symbol of love and sensuous power, as well as a white swan, symbolic of grace and beauty and a recurring motif of Belle Époque culture. The small dog is often used by artists to symbolise marital fidelity.Text © National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
Spørgsmål og svar
Hvor anbefales det at udstille "Endormies" i Landscape-formatet?
Format (Landscape) og anbefalet rum (Bedroom) er de to placeringsoplysninger, der er registreret for "Endormies" af Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny.
Hvorfor er ophavsretsstatus for "Endormies" som den er?
"Endormies" af Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny er i det offentlige domæne – ophavsretten er udløbet. Ophavsretten løber fra kunstnerens dødsår, som var 1947.
Hvilken historisk periode stammer "Endormies" af Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny fra?
"Endormies" stammer fra 19th Century-æraen.
Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (1864 – 1947)
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National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne, Australien)
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Om dette kunstværk
- Titel: Endormies
- Kunstner: Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny
- År: 1904
- Oprindelige mål: 130.0 x 200.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Ophavsretlig status: Public domain
- Udstillet hos: National Gallery of Victoria
- Bevægelse: Belle Époque
- Medie: Oil
- Periode: 19th Century
Hurtige fakta
- Dimensions: 130 x 200 cm
- Location: National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
- Artist: Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny
- Subject or theme: Women relaxing by water, dreaming, grace