Lezende jongen bij kaarslicht 1650 - 1655

"Lezende jongen bij kaarslicht" (Boy Reading by Candlelight), a drawing by Barent Fabritius (1624-1673), portrays a young man seated in a chair, reading a book illuminated by a single candle. The drawing's subtle chiaroscuro, a technique mastered by the Dutch masters, emphasizes the interplay of light and shadow, highlighting the reader's focused expression. The intimate scene, executed in brown washes on paper, captures a moment of quiet contemplation, a hallmark of the Dutch Golden Age's genre paintings.