Art Institute of Chicago
The Pigkillers
Adriaen van OstadeLinkedCulture matchlcp-790a3c7fb476
- Date
- c. 1652
- Medium
- Etching in black on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Holland
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 156408
Here Adriaen van Ostade depicted the communal butchering of a pig, a topic alluded to in Rembrandt van Rijn’s The Hog. While Van Ostade used a less dramatic and calligraphic line than Rembrandt, the dark tone and concentrated format of the small roundel emphasize the importance of this source of food to the massing villagers. One holds a candle and another has a basin to catch the blood, while others, including children, smile in anticipation of the coming feast.
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- Credit line
- The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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