Peasants in an Interior / Bartholomeus Molenaer
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- Accession Number
- 1985/1.196
- Title
- Peasants in an Interior
- Artist
- Bartholomeus Molenaer
- Artist Nationality
- Dutch
- Artist Life Dates
- 1618-1650
- Medium and Support
- oil on panel
- Object Creation Date
- 1635-1645
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Netherlands (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Netherlands (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Baroque
- Inscription
- Inscribed center of table pedestal: ˘B˘Mf
- Period
- Europe, Baroque (1590-1750)
- Dimensions
- 27.2 cm x 33 cm (10 11/16 in. x 13 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- panel painting
- Physical Description
- Groups of figures sit crowded around tables in a dark, smoky interior. In the foreground a man dressed in white hose and a red cap leans on a barrel, his tankard placed at his feet, and looks directly ahead out of the scene. To his left several men cluster around a table to drink and smoke, while other dimly lit figures sit and move about in the background.
- Subject Matter
- A group of peasants, consisting mostly of men, are gathered in a dark interior to smoke, drink, and converse.
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by form
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- farmers
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by material or technique
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in agriculture
- people in agriculture or natural resource occupations
- people in science-related occupations
- scientists and people in science-related occupations
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2905 x 2429
- File Size
- 256 KB
- Record
- 1985/1.196
- Link to this Item
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"Peasants in an Interior; Bartholomeus Molenaer." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.196/1985_1.196.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2024.