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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 folks in an inn. One guy in a tall hat leans over a table, peering into a jug. The other two sit slumped, one with a flat cap and hands folded, the other resting his chin on his fist. Their clothes look worn, and the background has a rough wall and a window with bars. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show their tired postures and the gritty setting. The jug might hint at drinking or hard times. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how this technique works.
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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