Twee vissers op een brug
Medium
etching
Dimensions
115; 166
About this artwork
height 115 mm x width 166 mm
Art Historical Context
Adriaen van Ostade *Twee vissers op brug* (Two Fishermen on a Bridge created in 1647, a slice of everyday Dutch life during the Golden Age. Van Ostade, a masterful Dutch Baroque genre painter and printmaker (0–1685), in lively scenes of peasants and rural folk, often infused with humor and warmth. This small etching, measuring just 115 mm high by 166 mm wide, reflects the era's fascination with ordinary people amid Holland's prosperity from trade and seafaring. As an etching, the work showcases van Ostade's virtuoso technique: he drew directly onto a copper plate with a needle, allowing acid ...
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 ...