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A Peasant Singing
A Peasant Singing is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Adriaen Brouwer. It dates from 1630 and is held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
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Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting executed on canvas, depicting a man holding a jug while singing, rendered in a genre scene style characteristic of Adriaen Brouwer's peasant figures. The painting was created in 1630 and is housed in the Gemäldegalerie Berlin, where it remains part of the museum's collection today.
History & Provenance
It was included in the 2012 exhibition "Dutch and Flemish Masterpieces from Northern Europe" at the same institution.
Adriaen Brouwer created the oil painting A Peasant Singing in 1630. The work, which depicts a man with a jug engaged in singing, is classified as a genre scene. It is currently held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.
No further details regarding specific commissions, previous owners, or the chain of custody prior to its arrival at the museum are provided in the available records.
The work is held in the Gemäldegalerie Berlin, where it is listed under inventory number 2009.0001.
It was included in the 2012 exhibition "Dutch and Flemish Masterpieces from Northern Europe" at the same institution.
The painting was also featured in the 2018 traveling exhibition "Baroque Echoes" presented at the Kunsthalle Hamburg.
Overview
A Peasant Singing is a 17th-century oil painting by Adriaen Brouwer, a Flemish artist known for his genre scenes. Created around 1630, it is now held in the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a seated man singing with abandon, holding a jug beside him. His joyful expression suggests he is lost in the music. The dark background focuses attention on the singer, capturing a moment of everyday life.
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Artist
Adriaen Brouwer (c. 1605 – January 1638) was a Flemish painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the first half of the 17th century. Brouwer was an important innovator of genre painting through his vivid…
