A Barbershop 1673

adriaenvanostade

figurative

imaginative character sketch

personal sketchbook

coloured pencil

19th century

character design for animation

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

cartoon carciture

portrait character photography

watercolor

Adriaen van Ostade's "A Barbershop" (1673) is a depiction of a bustling barbershop filled with patrons and the barber at work. The scene showcases the daily life of ordinary people, with a focus on the barber's craft and the various tasks he performed. The detailed portrayal of the shop's interior, including tools and supplies, adds to the painting's realistic quality. It is a prime example of genre painting, a popular style in 17th-century Dutch art, and highlights the daily activities of common people in a realistic and observational way.

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rijksmuseum over 1 year ago

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A hairdresser is lathering a customer’s chin, before shaving him. The man is holding a bowl himself, to catch the soap and hair. At the back of the shop, the barber – both surgeon and haircutter – is binding a patient’s shin, helped by an assistant. The shop is decorated with the mysterious implements of the barber’s trade: bottles and pots, a distiller’s flask and a mounted fish.