The Fish Market (1659) by Adriaen van Ostade

The Fish Market is a 1659 oil on canvas painting by Adriaen van Ostade.[1] It has been described as a post-Rembrandtesque work from van Ostade's mature period, showing a major theme in Flemish painting, urban markets.[2]

It was bought by the Louvre Museum in 1801 during a public sale of paintings brought to Paris from Flanders and the Netherlands by Alexandre Joseph Paillet and Cloclers.[2] It is still held there as INV 1681.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ (in French) "PopCulture entry".
  2. 1 2 3 (in French) "BaseAtlas entry".
  3. ↑ (in French)"Louvre Collections entry".


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