Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson

Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson
Danish: Bella og Hanna. M. L. Nathansons ældste døtre
Artist	C. W. Eckersberg
Year	1820
Medium	Oil on canvas
Location	National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen

Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson is a painting by the Danish painter, C. W. Eckersberg. It was painted in 1820.

A busy portrait painter, Eckersberg received a commission from M. L. Nathanson to paint two large family portraits. Eckersberg painted the two daughters in two different poses but made them appear strikingly similar, like two variations on a theme. The parrot in the cage may symbolize the longing of the daughters to move from a sheltered home and out into real life.

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