Adriaen van OstadeDutch, 1610–1684May one see it?
Dresden, Germany
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
1627 · Workplace
Haarlem
1627
Apprenticeship with Frans Hals
According to the RKD, in 1627 Ostade became a pupil of the portraitist Frans Hals and initially worked in his manner.
1632 · Workplace
Utrecht
1634–1684 · Workplace
Haarlem
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.
1685
Died