Who created "Children Playing with a Goat"?

Children Playing with a Goat was created by Jacob de Wit.

What medium is "Children Playing with a Goat"?

Children Playing with a Goat is Oil on canvas.

Is "Children Playing with a Goat" in the public domain?

Yes, Children Playing with a Goat is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Children Playing with a Goat

Jacob de Wit

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

26 3/4 x 41 in. (67.9 x 104.1 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906

Accession Number

07.225.257

Tags

ChildrenPlayingGoats

Art Historical Context

In the European Paintings department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art hangs *Children Playing with a Goat*, a oil on canvas by Dutch artist Jacob de Wit (1695–1754). 26 3/4 x 41 inches, this work captures the pure joy of childhood through lively figures romping with a playful goat. De Wit's masterful brushwork brings a sense of movement and warmth to the scene, evoking the innocence and spontaneity of play in a pastoral setting. Jacob de Wit, a leading figure in 18th-century Dutch art, blended Baroque grandeur with emerging Rococo elegance, often drawing from Rubens for his fluid composition...

About the Artist

Jacob de Wit · 1695–1754

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