Interior of a Barn with Mother and Two Children, Right in Front a Pig (copy)
Adriaen van Ostade|Jacob Louys
17th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 14 7/16 x 12 3/16 in. (36.7 x 31 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Julia J. Fitzgereld, 1963
Accession Number
63.634.24
Tags
BarnsInteriorsChildrenMothersPigs
About the Artist
Adriaen van Ostade|Jacob Louys · 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 ...