Herring Seller and Boy 

"Herring Seller and Boy" is a genre painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Gerrit Dou. It features a woman, likely a fishmonger, offering a herring to a young boy. The scene is set in a dimly lit interior with a window opening to the left. The composition is filled with rich details, such as the hanging fish, the basket of eggs, the vegetables in the foreground, and the small, unfocused figure in the background, creating a sense of everyday life in 17th-century Holland. Dou was known for his meticulous attention to detail and realistic portrayal of everyday scenes. The painting's intimate scale and careful execution exemplify the Dutch preference for depicting domestic scenes with a focus on light and texture.