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Man Cleaning the Floor while his Wife Sits by the Hearth

ca. 1635

Medium

pen and brown ink, with grey wash and opaque watercolour; outlines indented for transfer; framing line in black ink (over framing line in brown ink)

Dimensions

h 96mm × w 129mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; deck paint; ink

Object Type

drawing; design

Subject Matter

man doing woman's work; dominating wife; interior of the house; marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1935

Notes

De voorstelling geeft een man weer die bij zijn vrouw onder de plak zit: hij dweilt de vloer terwijl zij bij de haard zit. Ontwerp voor een prent.

Collection Type

drawings

About Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

1589–1662 • Dutch Republic

Comment on works: Portraits; History; Genre; Grisailles

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