PREVIEW OF VANLENTINE’S DAY
ART, MUSIC, AND LOVE
Richard Bergh, After the Sitting, 1884, oil on canvas, Malmo Art Museum, Malmo, Sweden
If music be the food of love, play on.
William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
Was Richard Bergh (1858-1919), a popular Swedish artist in his day, thinking of William Shakespeare’s immortal words in his work After the Sitting? Romance is also the theme of what is considered Bergh’s most popular painting, Nordic Summer Evening which you can access by clicking below.
The above image is used solely for educational purposes and in the public domain.
