Painter in His Studio

Adriaen van Ostade

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of an artist at work in a studio. The room depicted is detailed, showing an artist seated at an easel, painting. The interior is rustic, with large arched windows letting in light. A workshop with wooden beams overhead, shelves holding books and tools, sculptures, and paintings on the walls. An arch leads up spiral stairs. The painting captures the texture of the wooden floor and light and shadow. It is in the style of a 17th-century Dutch painter.