Peasant at a Window Holding a Pipe and a Jug

Peasant at a Window Holding a Pipe and a Jug by Adriaen van Ostade

Medium

etching, with touches of drypoint, on laid paper

Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 19.7 × 15.4 cm (7 3/4 × 6 1/16 in.)

Classification

Print

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.8292

About the Artist

Adriaen van Ostade · 16101685

Adriaen Jansz. van Ostade (1610-1685) was a Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker who specialized in genre scenes of peasant life. Born and raised in Haarlem, he became one of the most prolific and celebrated artists of the Dutch Golden Age, producing over 800 paintings, 50 etchings, and numerous drawings. Van Ostade's significance in art history lies in his masterful depiction of peasant life, a ...

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