Moeder met kind op schoot
Cornelis Pietersz. Bega
1642 - 1664
Medium
etching
Dimensions
88; 111
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso linksonder, gestempeld: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
Cornelis Pietersz. Bega’s “Moeder met kind op schoot” captures a tender domestic moment in the intimate scale of a small etching measuring just 111 by 88 millimeters. Created sometime between 1642 and 1664, during the artist’s brief career, the print belongs to the rich tradition of Dutch Golden Age genre scenes that celebrated everyday life. Bega, active in Haarlem, specialized in such unpretentious subjects, often infusing them with quiet warmth and subtle observation of human connection. Etching proved an ideal medium for Bega, allowing him to render soft textures of fabric and the gentle ...