Kitchen Scene
1687
Medium
Black and red chalk, brown, gray, blue, yellow, red washes
Dimensions
sheet: 10 9/16 x 8 7/8 in. (26.8 x 22.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
From the Collection of Rita and Frits Markus, Bequest of Rita Markus, 2005
Accession Number
2005.330.11
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About this artwork
This drawings by dutch artist Cornelis Dusart exemplifies the artistic achievements of 1687. Dutch and Netherlandish artists achieved remarkable technical mastery and innovative approaches to various artistic media during this period. Drawing served as a vital practice for artists, functioning as both preparatory studies and finished works that reveal creative processes and technical skills. Executed in black and red chalk, brown, gray, blue, yellow, red washes, this drawing reveals aspects of a...
About the Artist
Cornelis Dusart · 1660–1704
Cornelis Dusart (1660–1704) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and printmaker who stands as one of the most important continuators of the peasant genre tradition established by Adriaen van Ostade in Haarlem. Born in Haarlem, Dusart entered Van Ostade's workshop as a pupil and assistant, a relationship that proved formative in every respect. He so thoroughly absorbed his master's approach — the depi...