The Burnt Homestead by Ary Scheffer (1824)

Small painting of villagers grieving before a burnt cottage under a stormy sky, with a woman, children and a cradle.

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The Burnt Homestead, Ary Scheffer (1824), Dordrechts Museum. Via artnap.com

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This small oil painting shows a group of figures gathered before a ruined homestead beneath a turbulent blue and grey sky. A woman in a red skirt covers her face, a man in a blue coat stands among children, and an infant lies in a cradle near an elderly seated figure.

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Date

1824

Medium

Painting

Museum

Dordrechts Museum

License

Public domain