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What a lovely young lady we have here feeding the chickens. Isn’t this just the pretties scene?
Jacob Maris (born on 25 August 1837 in The Hague, died 7 August 1899 in Karlsbad), another Dutch painter and one of three Maris brothers who belonged to the Hague School of painter, created this wonderful painting. Although he is considered to be the most important and influential Dutch landscape painter of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, we chose this portrait to introduce you to his works, partly because we like it so much, and partly because you can still see his landscape painting in the background.
Featured a detail of a portrait of Jacob Maris, painted by his brother Matthijs Maris.
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I love this painting. I can see how much this gentle child enjoys caring for the chickens. Thank you.
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You are very welcome. There is indeed something quite touching about this little lady.
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A dark scene, somehow.Is there a reason for it?
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Age of the painting, maybe.
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I don’t think so. Look at the dark syky in the background.
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It didn’t strike me as unusual. The Netherlands are not known for their sunny skies 24/7. 🙂
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I thought it was early morning. They’d be up at the crack of dawn.
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You know, that makes perfect sense to me. Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment. ☺
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My pleasure! Always helps to have more eyes to interpret a painting.
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Oh yes, very much so.
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