#The Baker by Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde
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#FineArtFriday: The Baker by Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde, circa 1681
#FineArtFriday: The Baker by Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde, circa 1681
Title: The Baker
Genre: self-portrait
Artist: Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde
Date: 1681
Medium: oil on canvas
Collection: Worcester Art Museum
What I like about this painting:
Berckheyde painted several pictures of bakery shops. These genre paintings of bakeries were popular as a subject for Dutch artists from around 1650.
When I first saw this image, I wondered why our baker is blowing a horn. I…
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