Artwork
Woman Baking Pancakes
Woman Baking Pancakes is an oil painting by Adriaan de Lelie. It dates from 1800 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Overview
Woman Baking Pancakes is a 1800 oil painting by Adriaan de Lelie, a Dutch artist known for his genre scenes and portraits.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a domestic scene in a cozy kitchen, where four people are engaged in everyday activities. An older woman prepares food at a table, surrounded by others, conveying a sense of warmth and household life.
Technique & Style
De Lelie employed chiaroscuro, using soft light and shadows to create depth and a warm atmosphere, drawing the viewer's eye into the scene.
History & Provenance
Painted in 1800, Woman Baking Pancakes is part of the Rijksmuseum's collection, exemplifying de Lelie's work as a painter of interior life and household activities in Amsterdam.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Adriaan de Lelie (19 May 1755 – 30 November 1820) was a Dutch painter. He was born in Tilburg. De Lelie was a pupil of A. Peeters, a painter of tapestries and ornaments, and afterwards of Andreas Bernardus de…
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