Poor Folk Drinking in a Tavern
Adriaen Brouwer
c. 1625 - c. 1630
Medium
oil on inlaid oak support
Dimensions
27.6; 25.6; 19.7; 19.2; 18.7
About this artwork
oil on inlaid oak support
About the Artist
Adriaen Brouwer · 1605–1638
Son of a tapestry designer and an embroidress (or perhaps dressmaker). Legend has it that his widowed mother placed him as an apprentice in the studio of Frans Hals in Haarlem. In 1626 Brouwer moved to Amsterdam and was a successful artist. Comment on works: Genre; Religious; Landscapes