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Description: | This small scene of daily life, a popular theme in the seventeenth century, shows similarities in subject and style to the work of Gerrit Dou, under whom Frans van Mieris trained. Some genre scenes that include birds have underlying sexual meanings. However, this painting appears to be a straightforward representation of a maid selling poultry. The subject matter allowed Mieris to demonstrate his ability to paint different objects, the birds and the carrots in the basket, as well as the maid. | Subjects: | everyday life; still life; interior; animal (bird); figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Mieris, Frans van (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1635-1681) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8850... | Go to resource |
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