The Family
1647
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1647
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows a Dutch family seated around a table in a simple room. The dad reads aloud while the kids listen. A dog naps by the fire. Van Ostade often painted everyday scenes like this. He used dark backgrounds to make the figures stand out. The faces look real, not stiff. Want to see more like this? Look up Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610–1684).
