Een man en een vrouw met groenten 1673 - 1715

Nicolaes van Haeften's etching, "Een man en een vrouw met groenten," depicts a man and woman seated in a dimly lit interior. The man, holding a glass, sits next to a large earthenware jug and a barrel. The woman, with a basket of vegetables at her side, appears to be arranging them on a table. The scene evokes a sense of domesticity and simple pleasures, characteristic of genre paintings of the Dutch Golden Age. The use of chiaroscuro, with strong contrasts of light and dark, adds depth and drama to the composition.