Being an artist of the romantic era, Lauréus was interested in
depicting light. In the pictures of vagabonds and highwaymen strong
firelight effects, nocturnal bondfires, conflagrations and burning
candles lent drama to the already evocative subjects. The subject of A
Peasant Dance was more restful, and so the handling of light is also
different. Lauréus has wanted to emphasize the idyllic nature of
peasant life by letting the soft and even light of a winter's day spread
through a window over the dancing crowd and musicians.
![[NEXT PAGE]](/fng/pic/www4/common/arrow/nuoli2.gif){kind=icon}
The Age of Romanticism 
Alexander Lauréus : Nuori nainen pelaamassa pasianssia Talonpoikaistanssit Suomessa Metsästäjät nuotiolla linnanraunion luona Munkki viinikellariksi muutetuissa raunioissa Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg : Anton af Tengström Vapaaherra Rabbe Wreden muotokuva Johan Erik Lindh : Jacobina ja Helena Simelius Artistic life becomes organized
