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Description: | This small interior depicts the unusual scene of two men about to dock a puppy on a table. Two other figures, a young boy who peers eagerly through an open window, and a young woman who covers her eyes, provide the scene with further narrative interest and introduce a moral, even allegorical dimension to the piece. The inclusion of a group of other dogs, peering out at the viewer as they wait their turn, brings an additional element of sentiment to the picture. The size and rather impolite' subject matter of the painting are of a type popularised in the Low Countries by the likes of Adriaen Brouwer and Adriaen van Ostade during the 1600s. Such genre scenes enjoyed considerable popularity among collectors in England and France during the eighteenth century. | Subjects: | figure; animal (dog); everyday life; interior | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Brouwer, Adriaen (Flemish painter, born 1605 or 1606, died 1638) Æ Attributed to manner of Attributed to manner of Dutch School | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8314... | Go to resource |
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