At Breakfast (1898) by the Danish artist L. A. Ring. Ring was one of the foremost painters of Danish
symbolism. As a painter, he made his humble origins the dominant theme of his paintings. This painting shows his wife, Sigrid Kähler, surrounded by subtle symbols indicating his love for her, such as the
myrtle branches above her head, a symbol of
Aphrodite according to the
Ancient Greeks, and used in Denmark to adorn the bride at weddings.
At Breakfast (1898) by the Danish artist L. A. Ring. Ring was one of the foremost painters of Danish
symbolism. As a painter, he made his humble origins the dominant theme of his paintings. This painting shows his wife, Sigrid Kähler, surrounded by subtle symbols indicating his love for her, such as the
myrtle branches above her head, a symbol of
Aphrodite according to the
Ancient Greeks, and used in Denmark to adorn the bride at weddings.