Adriaen van OstadeDutch, 1610–1684Peasants Making Merry
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Peasants Making Merry” now? Collection: Mauritshuis, The Hague. Unknown.
The Hague, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 580
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Mauritshuis — Adriaen van Ostade · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Adriaen van Ostade
The whole life1632 · Workplace
Utrecht
1634–1684 · Workplace
Haarlem
c. 1636
Joining a company of the Haarlem civic guard
At the age of 26 Ostade joined a company of the Haarlem civic guard.
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.
1640
Death of his first wife
The artist's wife died in 1640, after which Adriaen married a second time.
