1630
oil
panel
From the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art
Interior of a School is a 1630 oil by Adriaen Brouwer, depicting School, held at Philadelphia Museum of Art.
This painting shows a lively scene inside a school. Many people, mostly children, are gathered in a room with wooden walls and a low ceiling. They are all wearing simple clothing and head coverings. In the foreground, a woman sits at a table, pointing at something with a stick. She is wearing a red jacket and a white head covering. The room is filled with benches and tables, and there are many objects scattered around, such as jugs and plates. The painting has a warm and cozy atmosphere, with a focus on the everyday life of the people in the school. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this scene, you might want to look up Adriaen Brouwer.
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…
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