Man en vrouw bij een spinnewiel
Pieter Pietersz. (I)
c. 1560 - c. 1570
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
3.5; 63; 76
About this artwork
buitenmaat: diepte 3,5 cm (drager incl. SK-L-2416)
Art Historical Context
In the tranquil glow of a 16th-century Dutch interior, Pieter Pietersz (I)'s *Man en vrouw bij eennewiel* (c. 1560–1570) captures a tender moment of everyday life. Painted in oil on panel—a favored medium among Northern Renaissance artists for its smooth surface and ability to render fine details—this intimate work measures 76 × 63 cm. Housed in the Rijksmuseum (inv. SK-L-2416), it exemplifies the emerging Dutch genre tradition, where humble domestic scenes began to rival religious subjects in popularity. Pieter Pietersz., a Haarlem painter from a family of artists, specialized in such vignet...