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A Peasant Family at the Slaughter of a Pig
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Adults and several children watch attentively as a man lets a slaughtered pig bleed. In the dark setting of a farmyard, the farmers' faces are illuminated by a candle held by a small boy. The intimacy of the scene is emphasized by the round shape of the composition.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBoerenfamilie bij het slachten van een varken. 1650 - 1654. Adriaen van Ostade. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
