Beaded Bag

Cornelius Christoffels

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a decorative pouch. The image features an intricately designed pouch with a drawstring at the top, rendered in watercolor. The upper part of the pouch has a smooth, satin-like texture with darker tones. Below the drawstring, the pouch is adorned with a detailed pastoral scene made up of small beads or pixels. The scene depicts greenery and two figures in a natural setting, possibly under a tree with a field and clouds in the background. The bottom border of the pouch is decorated with blue flowers on a reddish-brown background. The artwork is signed by C. Chipieskoffels.