Drie kinderen met twee honden
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
116; 116; 120
About this artwork
Legaat van mevrouw H.L.P. Jonas van 's Heer Arendskerke-Lefèvre de Montigny
Art Historical Context
**Drie kinderen met tweeonden (Three Children with Two Dogs Jurriaan Andriessen 1771 Oil on canvas, h 116 cm Step into the charming world of 18th Dutch portraiture with Jurriaan Andriessen *Drie kinderen met honden*. Painted in 1771, this oil on canvas captures three children playfully accompanied by two dogs,oking the warmth and innocence of family life. Andriessen, a prominent Amsterdam painter from a dynasty of artists, specialized in lively group portraits and genre scenes, blending Rococo elegance with everyday tenderness. The intimate scale—standing at 116 cm high—suggests it was ...
About the Artist
Jurriaan Andriessen
A painter and draftsman known mostly for his painted wallpapers. He eventually owned his own successful factory; his designs followed the prevailing 18th-century taste for arcadian and native Dutch landscapes with small figures, and especially for decorative architecture. He was active in the Amsterdam Tekenacademie, first as a student, then as a teacher, and, by 1784, as co-director with Cornelis...