Module 3 " Art in the news"
" The Duet" By Charles Van Beveren, "www.artprinta.com/products/charles-van-beveren-1830-the duet-art-print-fine-art-reproduction-wall-art-id-a3n1uteqn" This week I have chosen " The Duet" by Charles Van Beveren for my artwork analysis. This painting is an oil on panel, that is 40.3 cm x 35.6 cm, located in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Created by Charles Van Beveren Sometime between 1830-1850, there is no exact date according to many different resources, This work of art depicts a man playing a cello and a young woman playing the lute in what seems to be an early age playing session. A very realistic depiction, the artist used the colorations in a great way. Showing what seems to be the two sitting to the right of a light source which could be interpreted as sunlight according to how he uses light colors to give a natural skin tone and casting shadow to the right of the painting. Centering mostly around the young woman he includes a great p...