Rijksmuseum

Painter in his Workshop

Date

1645 - 1649

Medium

paper

Culture

Haarlem

Institution

Rijksmuseum

All the changes to the copper plate that can be seen in these three impressions were made by Adriaen van Ostade himself. In the first state, the details were still somewhat even and flat. In the third state, he added many new lines to enhance the contrast and introduced some more details. And, in the fifth state, Van Ostade included a scholarly Latin description celebrating the diligent painter.

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