Harry Roseland (American, 1866/67?-1950). <em>The Blessing</em>, 1905. Oil on canvas, 30 x 48in. (76.2 x 121.9cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Charles D. Ruwe, 27.377 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.27.377_1965_xrs_detail03.jpg)

Harry Roseland (American, 1866/67?-1950). The Blessing, 1905. Oil on canvas, 30 x 48in. (76.2 x 121.9cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Charles D. Ruwe, 27.377 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.27.377_1965_xrs_detail03.jpg)

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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.

The Blessing

Harry Roseland

American Art

ARTIST Harry Roseland, American, 1866/67?-1950

MEDIUM Oil on canvas

DATES 1905

DIMENSIONS 30 x 48in. (76.2 x 121.9cm) frame: 44 1/2 × 62 1/4 × 4 in. (113 × 158.1 × 10.2 cm) (show scale)

SIGNATURE Signed lower right: "Harry Roseland / 05"

COLLECTIONS American Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 27.377

CREDIT LINE Gift of Mrs. Charles D. Ruwe

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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Harry Roseland (American, 1866/67?-1950). The Blessing, 1905. Oil on canvas, 30 x 48in. (76.2 x 121.9cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Charles D. Ruwe, 27.377 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.27.377_1965_xrs_detail03.jpg)

IMAGE detail, CONS.27.377_1965_xrs_detail03.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 1965

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