Drie kinderen spelend met een bok

About this artwork

oil on canvas

Art Historical Context

Jurriaan Andriessen’s 1771 oil on canvas captures a lively moment of childhood play in “Drie kinderen spelend met een bok.” The painting shows three children interacting with a goat, a subject that highlights everyday joy and the bond between young people and animals. Measuring 116 centimeters in height, the work’s scale invites viewers to step into the scene, where the children’s gestures and the animal’s presence create a sense of movement and warmth. Painted in the Netherlands during the late eighteenth century, the canvas reflects the period’s interest in domestic and natural themes. Oil ...

About the Artist

Jurriaan Andriessen

A painter and draftsman known mostly for his painted wallpapers. He eventually owned his own successful factory; his designs followed the prevailing 18th-century taste for arcadian and native Dutch landscapes with small figures, and especially for decorative architecture. He was active in the Amsterdam Tekenacademie, first as a student, then as a teacher, and, by 1784, as co-director with Cornelis...