Artwork

Woman Baking Pancakes

Woman Baking Pancakes, by Adriaan de Lelie, oil, 1800
Woman Baking Pancakes, by Adriaan de Lelie, oil, 1800

Woman Baking Pancakes is an oil painting by Adriaan de Lelie. It dates from 1800 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.

About this work

Overview

Woman Baking Pancakes is a 1800 oil painting by Adriaan de Lelie, a Dutch artist known for his genre scenes and portraits.

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts a domestic scene in a cozy kitchen, where four people are engaged in everyday activities. An older woman prepares food at a table, surrounded by others, conveying a sense of warmth and household life.

Technique & Style

De Lelie employed chiaroscuro, using soft light and shadows to create depth and a warm atmosphere, drawing the viewer's eye into the scene.

History & Provenance

Painted in 1800, Woman Baking Pancakes is part of the Rijksmuseum's collection, exemplifying de Lelie's work as a painter of interior life and household activities in Amsterdam.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Adriaan de Lelie

Artist

Adriaan de Lelie

Adriaan de Lelie (19 May 1755 – 30 November 1820) was a Dutch painter. He was born in Tilburg. De Lelie was a pupil of A. Peeters, a painter of tapestries and ornaments, and afterwards of Andreas Bernardus de…

Rijksmuseum

Museum

Rijksmuseum

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