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Slaughtering a Pig by Torchlight, Adriaen van Ostade

Adriaen van Ostade

Slaughtering a Pig by Torchlight

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Adriaen van Ostade

Slaughtering a Pig by Torchlight, 1637

Dimensions: 17.1 x 14.1 x min. 0.5 cm
maximum depth: 0.8 cm

Physical Description: Oil on oak wood, reverse original, beveled on all sides

Inventory Number: 1231

Acquisition: Acquired in 1892 as bequest by Moritz Gontard

Status: Not on display

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Slaughtering a Pig by Torchlight

Painter

Adriaen van Ostade

Period Produced

17th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

painting (artwork)

Physical Description: Oil on oak wood, reverse original, beveled on all sides

Material

oak wood

Technique

oil

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet unten links: Av Ostade 16[.]7 [Av ligiert]

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

41C691slaughtered ox or pig
46A14farmers
46AA14farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife
31D14adult man
31D15adult woman
31D13adolescent, young woman, maiden
31D11221boy (child between toddler and youth)

Secondary

22C9darkness
41B32torch
41A775wooden container: barrel, cask
47D8(KNIFE)tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: knife
47I17(STRAW)agricultural products and by-products: straw

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10.09.2024