The pig killers, c.1652. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade.

The pig killers, c.1652. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade.

3-016-060 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

The pig killers, c.1652. A peasant family gathers round to witness the slaughter of a pig, which presumably will feed the large family during the long winter months ahead. As the eldest son kneels on the animal, the farmer’s wife collects the blood in her long handled pan, and her small children look on with avid curiosity.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Adriaen van Ostade, attributed to: Dutch: Artist, painter, printmaker, draftsman

Medium
  1. Etching

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Netherlands

  1. 52 30 00 N , 005 45 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Artistic Representations Portraits


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x4939
File Size : 71,770kb


Aliases

  1. 40098
  1. 1952-0003-176
  1. 1160000009
  1. 3-016-060
  1. 3016060
  1. 40098

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