Artwork
Interior of a School
Interior of a School is an oil painting by Adriaen Brouwer. It dates from 1630 and is held in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Overview
Interior of a School is a 1630 oil painting by Adriaen Brouwer, a Flemish artist known for his genre scenes and expressive studies of everyday figures.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a lively scene inside a school, with children and adults gathered in a simple, low-ceilinged room. A woman in a red jacket instructs at a table, surrounded by scattered objects and benches.
Technique & Style
History & Provenance
The painting is now held in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, representing a significant example of 17th-century Flemish genre art.
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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…
