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The Sunlight

1890s

Ture Nikolaus Cederström

(Swedish, 1843–1924)
Culture
Sweden, 19th century
Medium
oil on fabric
Measurements
Unframed: 47 x 33.5 cm (18 1/2 x 13 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Frances W. Ingalls Trust 1996.274
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Before becoming an artist, Ture Nikolaus Cederström was a cavalry officer.

Description

Monastic life was a popular subject among painters working in Munich, where Ture Nikolaus Cederström spent much of his career. The monk seen here is immersed in thought, looking pensively through a window and using his finger to hold his place in a book. Such paintings were popular for the access they provided to private life within monasteries, which were closed to the public. The monk’s casual pose and absorption in the view provide an approachable vision of religion, showing the figure’s longing for the outside world.
A vertically oriented oil painting depicts a man with a light skin tone in luminous white robes standing by a window. Facing our right, he gazes at sunlit green hills, a blue cap on his head and a dark, red-edged book in his hand. To our right, a wooden shutter rests against the wall. Golden sunlight spills onto the stone floor, creating a bright patch. A signature is in the lower-left corner.

The Sunlight

1890s

Ture Nikolaus Cederström

(Swedish, 1843–1924)
Sweden, 19th century

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