The Empty Jug (La Cruche Vide)
Artist: Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610 - 1685)
Date: about 1653
Dimensions:
4 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.
Medium: Etching
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Frederick B. and Kate L. Shoemaker Fund
Object number: 1951.321
Label Text:In this print three peasants are absorbed with what appears to be an empty wine jug; their attention suggests disbelief. The figures lean into each other, drawing the focus of the viewer. The arched doorway at the back mimics the hats of the central characters and frames the figure on the right.
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