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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Three Peasants at an Inn, One Looking Down a Jug is a 1648 ink by Adriaen van Ostade, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three rough-looking people in a dim room. One sits hunched over a table, holding a jug and peering into it. The other two lean in, one with a big hat, the other resting their chin on their hand. Their clothes are baggy and worn, and the background is just a fuzzy wall. The artist used scratching and shading to make the lines look rough and alive. This style was common in the 1600s for showing everyday scenes. Next, check out the technique: etching, drypoint, aquatint.
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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