Buste van een oude boer met een puntmuts
1648 - 1650
Medium
etching
Dimensions
69; 58
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso linksonder, gestempeld: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
**Buste van een oude boer een puntmuts (Bust of an Old with a Pointed Cap *Adriaen van Ost, 1648–1650, etching, 69 × 58 mm* Adriaen van Ostade, a leading Dutch Golden Age printmaker painter from Haarlem, masterfully captured the rugged charm of peasant life in this intimate etching. Created around 1648–1650, during the height of the Netherlands' prosperous Baroque era, the work depicts the bust of an elderly farmer wearing a distinctive pointed cap—a common headwear among rural folk. Van Ostade's genre scenes often celebrated the humanity of ordinary people, drawing from everyday observatio...
About the Artist
Adriaen van Ostade · 1610–1685
Adriaen Jansz. van Ostade (1610-1685) was a Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker who specialized in genre scenes of peasant life. Born and raised in Haarlem, he became one of the most prolific and celebrated artists of the Dutch Golden Age, producing over 800 paintings, 50 etchings, and numerous drawings. Van Ostade's significance in art history lies in his masterful depiction of peasant life, a ...