Portrait of a Boy
Adriaen van Ostade (1610 – 1685)
Explore Adriaen van Ostade's 17th-century Dutch genre paintings! Discover realistic scenes of daily life, taverns & peasant culture – a Golden Age master.
Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of a Boy
- Artist: Adriaen van Ostade
- Year: 1685
- Format: Square
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Rijksmuseum
- Movement: Baroque
- Medium: Oil On Panel
- Period: Early Modern
- Corpus context: everyday social realism , masterful portraiture technique
Quick Facts
- Artistic style: Baroque
- Title: Portrait of a Boy
- Artist: Adriaen van Ostade
- Location: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Notable elements: Hat with a feather, black clothing
- Year: 1685


