The Lacemaker
Nicolaes Maes
ca. 1656
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
17 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (45.1 x 52.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Accession Number
32.100.5
Tags
InteriorsInfantsNeedleworkWomen
About the Artist
Nicolaes Maes · 1634–1693
Maes' genre scenes are his most well-known works although he was also a painter of religious scenes in his early career and a portraitist later in his career. Comment on works: Portraits; Interiors; History