Vrouw vastgepakt door man
Cornelis Pietersz. Bega
1642 - 1664
Medium
etching
Dimensions
156; 176
About this artwork
height 176 mm x width 156 mm
Art Historical Context
Cornelis Pietersz. Bega’s etching “Vrouw vastgepakt door man” captures a lively moment of human interaction in a compact print measuring just 176 by 156 millimeters. Active in Haarlem during the Dutch Golden Age, Bega specialized in small-scale genre scenes that often blended humor with subtle moral commentary. Working between 1642 and 1664, he followed in the footsteps of his teacher Adriaen van Ostade, depicting everyday figures with expressive gestures and lively detail. Etching was ideally suited to Bega’s approach. The medium allowed artists to create fine, spontaneous lines that conveye...