The Painter’s Studio — Adriaen van Ostade

Adriaen van Ostade. Painted c. 1647 - c. 1650.

This painter is hardly rich: his workshop is located in an old, dark building. His artistic ambitions are not high, for on the easel is a modest landscape. Nevertheless, he has two apprentices. Van Ostade is here poking gentle fun at his own specialization. He did not portray his own studio, but invented the workshop of an ordinary painter who could have painted all of his (Van Ostade’s) peasant scenes.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

oil paint (paint), panel · Original size: 34.5 × 36.5 cm

Print: 34.5 × 36.5 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200107824. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.