Sitting Woman with a Jug
Cornelis Bega, a student of the famous peasant-painter Adriaen van Ostade, captures a wonderfully candid moment of 17th-century Dutch life here. We see a woman in a fluffy fur hat, clutching a large jug while a loyal dog dozes at her feet. The scratchy, energetic cross-hatching suggests this is a quick, lively sketch, prioritizing the rough reality of the scene over polished perfection. Sadly, Bega died young during a plague outbreak, making these lively glimpses into peasant life some of his lasting legacies.
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