Stable Scene with Animals, 1700, Oil on Wood, Framed

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This original early 18th-century oil painting, likely of Dutch origin, depicts a rustic stable interior from the period. In the … Read more This original early 18th-century oil painting, likely of Dutch origin, depicts a rustic stable interior from the period. In the dimly lit scene, a sheep and its two lambs rest quietly on the ground, accompanied by a rooster, while in the shadowy background at the right a human figure can be discerned.

Painted in oil on wood, the work bears no visible signature.

An evocative example of early Dutch genre painting. See less