The Pater Familias
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 13/16 × 3 9/16 in. (12.2 × 9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Janet Lee Kadesky Ruttenberg Fund, in honor of Colta Ives, 2011
Accession Number
2011.282
Tags
ChildrenMenWomenFamily
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 ...