A baker and his wife proudly show off their freshly baked goods. An old inscription on the back of the painting gives the couple’s name. The boy is al

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A baker and his wife proudly show off their freshly baked goods. An old inscription on the back of the painting gives the couple’s name. The boy is also mentioned; he is the painter’s son. Jan Steen combined several genres in a single painting. It is simultaneously a portrait, a depiction of a profession, and a still life of bread. Portraits of the Leiden baker Arent Oostwaard (Arend Oostwaert) and his wife Catharina Keizerswaard (Catharina Keyzerswaert) with all kinds of freshly baked bread (rolls, pretzels, cadets, pigeon cat) for the bakery. A little boy blows a horn in the door of the bakery. According to an inscription on the back of the painting, this is the painter's son, Thaddeus, at the age of 7. Vines grow above the door.

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Size: 4680px × 5608px
Photo credit: © Viktor Birkus / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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