Terch Borch became famous for his intimate scenes in which the figures seem absorbed by the action taking place in their presence. In this scene, a soldier is depicted receiving a letter from a messenger. It is easy to imagine that the letter is a call to the front, which is easy to imagine from the soldier’s expression. This entailed being far away from the girl who stands so lovingly by him and who looks incredulously at the news.
Collection: Images
Project: 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe., 6. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on panel (66,9 x 59,3 cm)
Source: Mauritshuis (La Haya)
Language: English
Date: 1653
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: 176
Copyright: Mauritshuis (La Haya)
Abstract: A messenger delivers a letter to a young man whose purpose is his departure to the frontline
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