The Painter’s Studio

Adriaen van Ostade (1610–1685), oil on panel, c. 1670–1675

This painter is hardly rich: his workshop is located in an old, dark building. His artistic ambitions are not high, for on the easel is a modest landscape. Nevertheless, he has two apprentices. Van Ostade is here poking gentle fun at his own specialization. He did not portray his own studio, but invented the workshop of an ordinary painter who could have painted all of his (Van Ostade’s) peasant scenes.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-298
  • Dimensionsheight 36.5 cm x width 34.5 cm, height 54 cm x width 51 cm x depth 8 cm
  • Physical characteristicsolieverf op paneel