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The Woman Spinning

A work made of etching in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1652

Artist:

Adriaen van Ostade
Dutch, 1610-1685

About this artwork

Adriaen van Ostade was a prolific Haarlem painter and etcher of genre scenes that ranged from illustrations of raucous peasant feasts to depictions of working class family life. As an etcher, he was second only to Rembrandt van Rijn in his productivity and the collectability of his work; his prints range from the antic Merrymakers in an Inn (1894.1028) to the calmer Woman Spinning. Even the pigs at the bottom left of this image are lazy observers of the peaceful scene.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Adriaen van Ostade

Title

The Woman Spinning

Place

Holland (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1652

Medium

Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 13.5 × 17.3 cm (5 3/8 × 6 13/16 in.); Plate: 13.9 × 17.6 cm (5 1/2 × 6 15/16 in.); Sheet: 16.6 × 21.8 cm (6 9/16 × 8 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Stanley Field Endowment

Reference Number

1962.800

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