Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt
1690
oil
From the collection of Israel Museum
Tailor's Workshop is a 1690 oil by Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Man, held at Israel Museum.
This painting shows a tailor at work in his shop. He's standing over a table, cutting fabric with scissors. A young boy is sitting on a chair, watching him. The tailor is wearing a red cap and a long brown coat. The boy has curly blonde hair and is wearing a black jacket. The room is dimly lit, with sunlight coming in through a window on the left. The tailor's tools and fabrics are spread out on the table. The boy looks curious, like he's learning how to be a tailor. The room is simple, with stone walls and a wooden floor. If you want to see more paintings like this, you could check out the work of Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt.
Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt (20 October 1640 – 7 November 1691) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter who had been a pupil of Gerard Dou and is known as one of Leiden's fijnschilders.
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