The Mocking of Latona
1601
mixed
From the collection of Städel Museum
1601
mixed
From the collection of Städel Museum
This painting shows a scene from a story. There's a woman with her kids, and people are being mean to them. The woman is sitting on a tree root, and her kids are playing around her. The people being mean are on the right side of the painting. They're all in a forest with big trees and a stream running through it. The colors are mostly greens and browns, with some blue in the sky. The painting has lots of details, like the leaves on the trees and the clothes the people are wearing. It looks like it was made a long time ago. The artist used a special technique to make the painting look realistic. If you like this painting, you might also like the work of Jan Brueghel, the elder.
