Caption

Interior of a shed, Poel, Egbert van der 1621-1664 painter, genre scene in the interior, Dutch painting, rural scene with cattle, 17th century, painting, height 57 cm, width 84 cm, The image shows a dimly lit interior scene with a dark brown and black background and a few illuminated foreground elements in muted tones of brown, ochre, green, blue, red, and white. Near the center foreground there is a group of objects including several earthenware vessels, metal pots, plates, and leafy vegetables arranged on the floor, with some round fruit nearby. Two figures are bent over the objects, one wearing darker clothing and another wearing a white head covering and reddish-brown garment. To the right a standing figure in blue and yellow clothing holds a basket of produce. Wooden beams and a large rounded structure are visible in the right background, and a few scattered items and containers occupy the left and lower foreground. The whole scene is framed by a decorative gold frame.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_228

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62.1Mb (2.4Mb) / 18.7in x 12.9in / 5613 x 3866 (300dpi)

Keywords

Interior shed Poel Egbert van der 1621-1664 painter genre scene interior Dutch painting rural scene cattle 17th century painting height 57 cm width 84 cm image dimly lit interior scene dark brown black background illuminated foreground elements muted tones brown ochre green blue red white Near center foreground group objects several earthenware vessels metal pots plates leafy vegetables arranged floor round fruit nearby Two figures bent wearing darker clothing another wearing white head covering reddish-brown garment right standing figure yellow clothing holds basket produce Wooden beams large rounded structure visible right background scattered items containers occupy left lower foreground whole scene framed decorative gold frame.