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Description: | Well known for his paintings of nomadic Arabs, Desert landscapes and Nubian Slaves, Frederick Goodall also painted many scenes of Brittany, Normandy, Ireland and Wales. The luxurious, draping fabrics and bright, clear colours show that the influence of Goodall's extensive travels around Egypt are still strong in this painting. However, his classical European training is still present. The use of the highly dramatic treatment of light and shade known as 'chiaroscuro' casts over half the picture in darkness, emphasising the lighter part where the girls stand by the church font. This work is a good example of how European artists were inspired by eastern and oriental cultures in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Oil painting showing a woman with a young boy and girl entering a church. The girl has her hand in the font. There is an elderly man and woman with a dog in the background. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Worship Boys Childhood Fine arts Oil painting Women Churches Church buildings Architecture Religious life Brittany France Domestic animals Girls Religious faith Religious buildings Men Mothers Religion Oil Paintings Children Church interiors Victorian period Interiors Religious belief Elderly people People and roles Paintings Dogs Narrative painting Young people Dresses Church People Art collections | Temporal: | 1840
Victorian (1837-1901) | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | GOODALL; Frederick (1822 - 1904) | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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