1652
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Woman Spinning is a 1652 by Adriaen van Ostade, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a simple wooden house with a family inside. A woman sits by a spinning wheel, turning wool into thread. A man leans on a stick, watching her, while a child plays on the floor. Outside, a dog rests near a barrel, and a birdcage hangs on the wall. The artist focused on everyday life, showing how people worked together. The lines are sharp, and the scene feels busy but calm. Look up Baroque to see how this style used drama and detail 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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