Twee Moorse dames c. 1675 - 1755

"Twee Moorse dames" ("Two Moorish Ladies") is a watercolor painting by Adrianus Canter Visscher dating from c. 1675-1755. The work depicts two women in lavish Mughal-inspired clothing, seated on a richly decorated platform with a table filled with fruit and other refreshments in front of them. The background features a landscape with green hills and a blue sky with clouds. The painting showcases Visscher's interest in depicting foreign cultures and exotic scenes, which was a popular subject in Dutch art of the 17th and 18th centuries. The work's small size (191 mm x 124 mm) suggests it may have been a private commission or a personal study.