Artwork
Weaver's Family
Weaver's Family is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Cornelis Pietersz Bega. It dates from 1654 and is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
About this work
Overview
Weaver's Family is a 1654 oil-on-canvas painting by Cornelis Pietersz Bega, a Dutch Golden Age artist known for his genre scenes and interior settings.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a domestic scene: a weaver at work, a woman holding an infant, and a child playing nearby, surrounded by the tools of the weaver's trade.
Technique & Style
Bega employed chiaroscuro to create a sense of warmth and realism, using dark shadows and soft light to highlight the weaver's hands and loom.
History & Provenance
The painting is now held in the State Hermitage Museum, exemplifying Bega's focus on modest domestic scenes, a common theme in Dutch Golden Age art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Cornelis Pietersz Bega, or Cornelis Pietersz Begijn (1631/32 – 27 August 1664) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver.
