The Patricides, ‘Each According to Their Own Nature’ — David Bles

David Bles. Painted 1869.

Just as cats instinctively chase mice, so do these children playing war resemble their father, who is in the armed forces. The Bible on the lectern is more in keeping with his wife and the youngest child, who do not join in the fray. With this painting Bles may have meant to show that a harmonious family can include members with different dispositions, in which some children take after their father, and others their mother.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

panel, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 67 × 49 cm

Print: 67 × 49 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/20026644. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.