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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Man and Woman Conversing in Front of an Inn is a 1671 ink by Adriaen van Ostade, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows two people standing outside a building. The man wears a wide-brimmed hat and a loose coat, holding a pipe or stick. The woman next to him has a large head covering and a long dress, her back turned slightly. The background is simple—just a few lines suggesting walls and a window. The artist used sharp lines and shading to create texture, especially in their clothes and the building’s details. This style was common in etchings of the time. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists like this made prints.
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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