1631
oil
panel
From the collection of Clark Art Institute
Children with a Cat is a 1631 oil by Dirck Hals, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Clark Art Institute.
This painting depicts two young girls and a cat. The girl on the left sits in a wooden chair, wearing a long dress with a white collar and a blue skirt. She gently holds the cat on her lap. The girl on the right kneels beside her, also dressed in a long, old-fashioned gown. A small clay bowl sits on the floor in front of them. The scene is set against a plain, dark background, which helps focus attention on the girls and the cat. The overall mood is one of quiet companionship and gentle playfulness. To learn more about the artist behind this charming scene, look up Dirck Hals.
Dirck Hals (19 March 1591 – 17 May 1656), born at Haarlem, was a Dutch Golden Age painter of merry company scenes, festivals and ballroom scenes.
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