Peasants fighting in an inn
mid 17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and black ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (15.1 × 27.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Kenneth Grebinar, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
Accession Number
2019.276.8
About the Artist
Adriaen van Ostade · 1610–1685
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 ...