Woman Holding a Jug and a Study of her Head Seen from the Left
mid-17th century
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white on blue paper
Dimensions
6 13/16 x 5 1/16 in. (17.3 x 12.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession Number
1975.131.138
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Art Historical Context
In the heart of the Dutch Golden Age, Cornelis Bega1620–1664) captured the everyday lives of ordinary folk with a keen eye and humorous touch. This mid-17th-century drawing *Woman Holding a Jug and a of her Head Seen from Left*, showcases a peasant woman in a candid pose, jug in hand—likely evoking tavern or domestic scenes common in Dutch genre art. Bega based in Haarlem and influenced by artists like Adriaen van Ost, specialized in such lively depictions of the lower classes, blending realism with subtle caricature. Executed in black chalk heightened with white on blue paper (17.3 x 12.9 cm...
About the Artist
Cornelis Bega
Comment on works: Interiors, boors; Genre