Village Romance

Description

Many Dutch prints fall into specific categories or genres, whether they represent the four elements or the five senses. Here Adriaen van Ostade, a specialist in peasant imagery, depicted a relaxed couple playfully intertwined, with the woman only slightly resisting the man’s touch.

Village Romance

Adriaen van Ostade

c. 1652

Accession Number

28864

Medium

Etching in black on cream laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 14.6 × 12.3 cm (5 3/4 × 4 7/8 in.); Plate: 16 × 12.8 cm (6 5/16 × 5 1/16 in.); Sheet: 16.7 × 13.7 cm (6 5/8 × 5 7/16 in.)

Classification

print

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection