Portraits of two Boys in a Landscape, one dressed as a Hunter, the other St as John the Baptist 1647

"Portraits of Two Boys in a Landscape, One Dressed as a Hunter, the Other as St John the Baptist" is an oil painting by Douwe Juwes de Dowe, a Dutch painter. It is a double portrait of two boys. The boy on the left is dressed as a hunter, with a bow and arrow, and accompanied by two dogs. The boy on the right is dressed as St. John the Baptist, holding a lamb. The background is a landscape with trees and a distant village. The painting is a good example of De Dowe's work, which often featured portraits of children in imaginative settings. This painting was created in 1647. It is a typical example of the Dutch Golden Age of painting, during which Dutch painters were masters at capturing the intricacies of human emotion and creating realistic scenes.