Peasants Slaughtering a Pig
Artist: Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610 - 1685)
Date: about 1642
Dimensions:
Diam: 4 3/8 x in.
Medium: etching
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Carl B. Spitzer
Object number: 1963.37
Label Text:Light from a single candle, held by a child, creates a dramatic contrast of highlights and shadows in this night scene of a family group butchering a pig for sustenance or to sell for goods.
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