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Gabriel Metsu

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Oil painting of an elderly man in a fur-trimmed red cap leaning on a barrel, holding a pewter tankard and clay pipe.

The Old Drinker

c. 1661 - c. 1663

Woman in a brown dress holds a young child in yellow on her lap in a plain interior with a clay jug.

The Sick Child

c. 1664 - c. 1666

Interior scene of a hunter showing game birds to a seated woman, with a spaniel, gun and dead ducks on the floor.

The Hunter’s Bag

c. 1658 - c. 1661

Oil painting of a young woman holding up a herring to an elderly man leaning on a cane beneath a vine-covered archway.

The herring merchant

c. 1661 - c. 1662

Oil painting of a man and woman sharing bread at a laid table, the woman pouring from a jug, in a dim interior.

Man and Woman at the Breakfast Table

1650 - 1660

Interior scene of a musical party with a woman in orange, a cellist, a man at a window, and a standing woman in an archway.

A Musical Party

1659

Interior scene with a nursing mother and infant, a visitor in black, a servant, and a small dog on a marble floor.

The Visit to the Nursery

1661

Man smoking a clay pipe at a table beside a woman in a white headcloth holding a pewter jug, in a dim interior.

Tavern Scene

Woman in dark dress at a stone window holding a peach, with fruit dish, book, grapevine and birdcage nearby.

A Woman Seated at a Window

early 1660s

Seated woman in white headscarf tending a fish on a grill over a copper pan, with a cat beside her in a dim interior.

A Sleeping Saleswoman

1644-1667

Blindfolded woman with scales and sword stands over a fallen man and spilled coins, watched by a kneeling boy and putti above

The Triumph of Justice

1655

Seated woman in white headcloth peeling an apple with a knife, apples in her apron and a bowl beside her.

Girl Peeling Apples

1660

Painting of a seated woman reading a letter while a maid opens a green curtain, with a spaniel and a seascape on the wall.

Woman Reading a Letter

1665

Painting of a man in dark dress writing a letter at a table with a red cloth, beside a window and a framed landscape.

Man Writing a Letter

1665

Painting of a dead white cock hanging by a cord above a wooden ledge against a dark background.

"Dead Cock"

1659

Painting of an elderly woman cooking pancakes over a fire as a boy stands beside her, with a cat and hanging fish nearby.

The Pancake Baker with a Boy

1655

Oil painting of a market scene under a tree with vendors, vegetables, a rooster, a dog, and a moored boat by brick houses.

The Vegetable Market in Amsterdam

1660

Interior scene with a seated woman writing, a woman playing lute, a standing man in black, and a spaniel on the floor.

A Young Woman Composing a Piece of Music

1663

Painting of the Crucifixion with mourners in red and orange robes, a skull and chalice at the base, against a dark sky.

Crucifixion

1660

Painting of a baker in red blowing a horn beside bread loaves on a white cloth, with a woman in an arched bakery interior.

A Baker Blowing his Horn

1660

Painting of a man and woman seated at a table with bread, a pitcher and a glass, in a dim interior.

Man and woman at meal

1650

Painting of a woman in red holding up a fish to an elderly man with a cane beneath a vine-covered wooden canopy.

The herring female merchant

1661

Smiling huntsman in red jacket raises a wine glass at a stone window beside dead birds, a gun and a pewter jug.

The Huntsman

1661

Painting of an elderly woman eating porridge at a table in a dim room, with a cat, bread, cheese and jug.

Old Woman Eating Porridge

1656

Painting of a kitchen maid in a blue apron with a cat, fish, hanging fowl and kitchen utensils in a dim interior.

The Cook

1658

Elderly woman in a dark cloak and white cap reads an open book through a magnifying lens in a dim room.

Oude vrouw in overpeinzing

1661

Painting of a young couple at breakfast in an interior, with a servant holding a tray in the doorway behind them.

Junges Paar beim Frühstück

1667

Elderly woman in dark cloak and white headcloth reading an open book with spectacles in a dim interior.

Old Woman Meditating

1661

Woman seated at a hearth eating while a cat reaches toward her, with a vase of flowers and a hanging bird nearby.

Vrouw aan de maaltijd, bekend als ‘Het ontbijt van de kat’

1661

Painting of a blacksmith in a red cap hammering metal at an anvil beside an assistant tending a fire in a dim forge.

The Weaponsmith

1650

Interior scene with a woman in red bodice, a man entering at right, a seated woman in green, and a small dog near a canopy be

The Intruder

c. 1660

Femme au virginal

1664

Seated woman in grey dress adjusting a dark mirror on a draped table in a dim interior, painted in 1666.

Femme au miroir

1666

Woman in red velvet cloak and black hat reading a large book by a leaded window, with books and a letter nearby.

Woman Reading a Book by a Window

1654

Seated nude hunter with white cloth beside a rifle and spaniel, a hare hanging on a brick wall, a windmill in the distance.

Hunter Getting Dressed after Bathing

1655

Young woman in red jacket seated in a dim interior, reading a letter beside a fireplace and wicker basket.

Young Woman Seated in an Interior, Reading a Letter

1659

Painting of an old man playing violin, an old woman reading music, and a child with a pipe in a dim interior.

As the old sing, so pipe the young

1656

Seated woman with sketchbook, small dog, marble cherub statue and easel in an arched interior, painted in 1663.

Portrait of Isabella de Wolff (....-1718) as artist

1663

Young girl in orange bodice preparing a plucked bird at a plate, with a hanging hare and bowl of eggs in a dim kitchen.

The Kitchenmaid

1656

Painting of a bearded man in a blue hat seated at a table, holding a clay pipe beside a jug and red bowl.

Smoker Seated at a Table

1656

Interior genre scene of card players at a table with red cloth, a standing servant, and a dog on the floor.

Playing cards

1650

Interior scene of a young man smoking a pipe while a woman pours beer at a tavern table beside a barrel.

Young Man Smoking and A Woman Pouring Beer

1656

Painting of a woman holding up a hare beside ducks, a goose, and a girl with a basket under an arch.

Woman Selling Game from a Stall

1654

Woman seated with a spaniel while a maidservant cooks pancakes at a hearth in a dim interior.

Young woman and maidservant feeding a pancake to a dog

1660

Woman in a white collar cleaning a fish at a wooden table, with more fish in a terracotta dish beside her.

Woman Cleaning Fish

1658

Old woman eating a meal at a table in a dim interior beside a fireplace, with a cat on the floor.

Old Woman at Her Meal in an Interior

1657

Dark workshop scene of a blacksmith at an anvil with glowing iron, an assistant at a fire, and armor on the floor.

De wapensmid

1650

Painting of a bearded smoker in a fur hat holding a clay pipe and pitcher, with a spaniel beside him.

Smoker with a pipe and a pitcher in his hands

1662

Bearded man in red robe leaning from a stone archway holding an open ledger, with papers on the wall beside him.

Public Notary

1653

Interior scene: seated woman and hunter with dogs, dead game birds and gun on the floor, painted 1658.

De jagersbuit

1658

Interior scene of a woman and a soldier playing cards at a red-draped table, with a dog, flag and helmet nearby.

A Card Game

1650

Elderly bearded man in dark coat holding a quill at a cluttered writing desk with papers and inkwells in a dim interior.

A notary sharpening his pen, in an interior

1653

Painting of a woman in a fur-trimmed black gown writing with a quill at a red-draped table, with a spaniel beside her.

Elegant Lady Writing at Her Desk

1662

Woman in grey and ochre dress playing a virginal in a Dutch interior, with a dog on the floor and a servant in the doorway.

Woman at the virginal

1660

Seated woman in white satin and blue jacket beside a draped table, with a man pouring at left in a dark interior.

A Lady at Her Toilet

1648

Interior scene of a woman rising from a canopied bed as a man enters, with a servant and seated woman nearby.

The Intruder

1660

Painting of a woman in a white satin gown playing a viola da gamba beside a standing spaniel and a blue curtain.

Woman Playing a Viola de gamba

1663

Portrait of a woman in a blue and gold gown beside a red carpet-covered table, with a small dog at her feet.

Lucia Wijbrants (1638-1719)

1667

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat, holding a paper, with a walking stick.

Seated Cavalier with Glass

mid-17th century