1647
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Organ Grinder is a 1647 by Adriaen van Ostade, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting features a man in a tall hat and a long coat, with his arms crossed in front of him. He is wearing a feather in his hat and has a bag slung over his shoulder. The man is shown in profile, with his face partially obscured by his hat. The man's clothing and hat suggest that he may be a traveling musician or performer. The style of the painting, with its use of chiaroscuro and detailed textures, is reminiscent of the Baroque period. To learn more about the artist who created this work, look up Adriaen van Ostade.
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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