Oude vrouw met fles en glas (variant B)
Jan van der Bruggen
1659 - 1740
Medium
paper
Dimensions
124; 93
About this artwork
height 124 mm x width 93 mm
Art Historical Context
**Oude vrouw met fles en (variant B)** Jan van der Brug, 1659–1740* *Engraving on paper, 124 × 93 mm* Jan van der Bruggen a Dutch engraver active the waning years of the Golden Age, captures everyday life in this intimate etching. Born in 1659 and working into the early 18th century, van der Bruggen was for his precise reproductive prints, often drawing from the genre scenes of masters like Adriaen van Ostade. This "variant B" depicts an "old woman with bottle and glass," a motif evoking the lively tavern culture of 17th-century Netherlands, where such figures symbolized both warmth and s...