Peasant Inn

1660 · Private collection

interior

Noteworthy in this picture are the telling expressions of the two principal characters: the derision of the standing man and the dismay of the seated peasant.

About the Artist

Pieter Jacobsz. Duyfhuijsen

1608 – 1677

Dutch painter, called Colinchovius. In 1625-1627 he may have studied with Johannes Torrentius in Haarlem, otherwise he was active in Rotterdam. He was known as a genre painter, painted peasant genre scenes, farm still-lifes, animal paintings, portraits, and religious subjects.

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