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Description: | This painting probably dates from the nineteenth century, but looks back to an earlier tradition in Dutch genre painting of 'kitchen pieces', that began with the work of Pieter Aertsen in the sixteenth century. Though the carcass is apparently incongruous with the depiction of the mother and child, in the sixteenth century paintings such as this were used to depict moral lessons of temperance and moderation, and also perhaps to allude to the sins of the flesh - here pertinent in the solitary young woman with her only child. The carcass serves to remind the viewer of the transience of our own lives, that death is very much a part of life. Though the composition is a little incoherent, the painting of the objects in the room is fine, possibly suggesting that the artist excelled in still life painting. | Subjects: | everyday life; figure; interior; animal (pig) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Dutch School Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8646... | Go to resource |
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