Pieter Jansz Quast
Dutch, 1606-1647
Tramp with a Sling, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing)
INV-1931
Pieter Jansz Quast
Dutch, 1606-16471634/38
Tramp with a Sling, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing)
Pieter Jansz Quast Dutch, 1606-1647 →engravingpaper
Date
1634/38
Medium
Engraving, with etching, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 17 × 16 cm (6 3/4 × 6 5/16 in.); Plate: 21 × 16.2 cm (8 5/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Sheet: 26.8 × 17.5 cm (10 9/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund
A contemporary of Rembrandt van Rijn, Pieter Jansz Quast was a Dutch painter, draftsman, and engraver. Quast created several images of Dutch peasant life, often depicting his figures with exaggerated facial features. Tramp with a Sling and Marching Beggar Woman with a Basket (2007.498) are two examples from a series originally titled T is al verwart gaeren (It’s All a Riddle). First published as a printed book in 1638, the series is comprised of approximately 26 images of beggars, though no complete set is known to exist. Quast’s compositions are unique in the way that each image breaks its surrounding border, giving the series a sense of continuity.
Also notable
Works in the same vein
Lame Beggar Asking for Alms, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing)
Pieter Jansz Quast Dutch, 1606-1647
Marching Beggar Woman with a Basket, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing)
Pieter Jansz Quast Dutch, 1606-1647
Portrait of Artist and Pupil
Pieter Jansz. Quast (Dutch, 1606-1647) or style of Peeter Rottermond (Dutch, 1639-after 1706) or possibly Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, c. 1629-1658)