1647
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Barn is a 1647 by Adriaen van Ostade, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a small, cluttered barn with a thatched roof. Inside, a cow stands near a doorway, while a person in loose clothes leans against a barrel outside. The walls are rough wood, and the ground looks muddy. The artist used quick, scratchy lines to show light and shadow, giving the scene a rough, textured feel. Next, look up *Baroque* to see how this style used drama and movement in everyday scenes.
Adriaen van Ostade (baptized as Adriaen Jansz Hendricx 10 December 1610 – buried 2 May 1685) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works, showing the everyday life of ordinary men and women.
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