The Barn
Medium
Etching in black on buff laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 15.5 × 18.7 cm (6 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.); Plate: 15.8 × 19.2 cm (6 1/4 × 7 9/16 in.); Sheet: 16.1 × 19.6 cm (6 3/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
21649
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 ...