Putto in de kleding van een geestelijke maalt meel 1683 - 1783

This anonymous etching, created between 1683 and 1783, depicts a cherubic figure, a putto, dressed in clerical garb, engaged in the process of grinding grain. The image, held within a framed composition, suggests a humorous commentary on the daily rituals of religious life, contrasting the innocence of the putto with the mundane task of food preparation. This work, now part of the Rijksmuseum collection, provides insight into the Dutch artistic sensibility of the period, where humor and everyday life were often intertwined in visual representations.