CC BY 4.0
Rudolf Epp
Portrait of Alexandrine Strübe (1859-1920) as a Child, um 1862
About the object
The portrait depicts Alexandrine Strübe, aged about three, wearing a white lace dress and sitting on a meadow. Rudolf Epp stages the portrait as a spring-like scene with violets as a symbol of innocence and modesty. His portraits and genre paintings served the tastes of a predominantly middle-class audience.