The Blessing
Harry Roseland
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Harry Roseland (American, 1866/67?–1950). The Blessing, 1905. Oil on canvas, 30 x 48in. (76.2 x 121.9cm) frame: 44 1/2 × 62 1/4 × 4 in. (113 × 158.1 × 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Charles D. Ruwe, 27.377. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
The Blessing
Date
1905
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
30 x 48in. (76.2 x 121.9cm) frame: 44 1/2 × 62 1/4 × 4 in. (113 × 158.1 × 10.2 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower right: "Harry Roseland / 05"
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles D. Ruwe
Accession Number
27.377
Frequent Art Questions
What are these people doing?
The title of Harry Roseland's work "The Blessing" gives away a bit of what they are doing. They are are being led in prayer before taking a family meal together. This work is a great example of genre painting, with the artist focusing on humble yet ideal depictions of everyday life.Genre painting?Yes! Genre painting is more a type of subject matter than a movement. Genre painting became more popular in the United States in the mid-1800s, when more Americans began moving into the cities and wanted art that offered a look back to a supposedly simpler way of life.
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