1679
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
A Quaker Meeting is a 1679 oil by Egbert van Heemskerck, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Ashmolean Museum.
This painting depicts a group of people gathered in a room, likely for a Quaker meeting. They are dressed in 17th-century attire, with men wearing hats and women in long dresses. The scene is set in a dimly lit room with a window in the background, which allows a sliver of light to enter. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume in the painting, with the figures in the foreground standing out against the darker background. The overall mood of the painting is one of quiet contemplation and reverence. To learn more about the artist's techniques and style, explore the works of Egbert van Heemskerck.
Egbert van Heemskerck, or Egbert Jaspersz van Heemskerk (1634–1704) was a Haarlem Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works who moved to London in the 1670s and died there in 1704.
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