Two Singers and a Fiddler in an Interior
Adriaen van Ostade
c. 1652
Medium
etching, with touches of drypoint, in red on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 12.6 x 9.6 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.) sheet: 24.8 x 19.5 cm (9 3/4 x 7 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2002.39.3
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 ...