Art Institute of Chicago
Village Romance
Adriaen van OstadeLinkedCulture matchlcp-790a3c7fb476
- Date
- c. 1652
- Medium
- Etching in black on cream laid paper
- Culture
- Holland
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 28864
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
Many Dutch prints fall into specific categories or genres, whether they represent the four elements or the five senses. Here Adriaen van Ostade, a specialist in peasant imagery, depicted a relaxed couple playfully intertwined, with the woman only slightly resisting the man’s touch.
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- Credit line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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