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Baker couple Arent Oostwaard and Catharina Keizerswaard
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Baker couple Arent Oostwaard and Catharina Keizerswaard

Joannes Bemme · c. 1800 - 1741 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Portrait of the Leiden baker couple Arent Oostwaard (Arend Oostwaert) and Catharina Keizerswaard (Catharina Keyzerswaert) with various types of freshly baked bread (rolls, crackers, kadetten, duivekater) in front of the bakery. In the bakery door, a boy blows a horn to let people know the bread is ready. According to an inscription on the back of the painting by Jan Steen, this is the painter's son, Thaddeus, at the age of 7. Grapevines grow above the door. Subject categories within the Atlas of Morals and Customs: Trade, Industry and Traffic, Profession and Business, Male, Food and Drink.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBakkersechtpaar Arent Oostwaard en Catharina Keizerswaard. c. 1800 - 1741. Joannes Bemme. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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