The Poultry Seller 1662

"The Poultry Seller" by Gabriel Metsu, painted in 1662, depicts a lively scene of a poultry seller offering a rooster to a young woman. The setting is likely a marketplace, with the architecture and canal visible in the background suggesting a Dutch city scene. Metsu masterfully captures the details of the scene, highlighting the textures of the clothing, the feathers of the birds, and the expressions of the figures. The painting is an example of genre painting, showcasing everyday life and the social interactions of the time.