[Die Schule; The schoolmaster; L'école]

1632 · Wirkungsort

Utrecht

1634–1684 · Wirkungsort

Haarlem

1638

First marriage

Ostade married in 1638.

c. 1638 – 1640

Stylistic turning point under Rembrandt's influence

Around 1638 or 1640 the influence of Rembrandt abruptly changed Ostade's style: he painted "The Annunciation to the Shepherds" (Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Brunswick), with the principal groups dramatically lit by rays breaking through a gloomy sky.

1672

Attempted flight to Lübeck in the "year of disaster"

In 1672 (the "rampjaar") Ostade packed up his belongings intending to flee to Lübeck, but got only as far as Amsterdam, where the collector Constantijn Sennepart persuaded him to stay. In his house the artist created a series of colored drawings, later bought by Jonas Witsen for 1,300 florins.

1685

Died