Art, literature & historyVillage Romance
c. 1652
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching in black on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 14.6 × 12.3 cm (5 3/4 × 4 7/8 in.); Plate: 16 × 12.8 cm (6 5/16 × 5 1/16 in.); Sheet: 16.7 × 13.7 cm (6 5/8 × 5 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1938.1674
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Village Romance — Adriaen van Ostade. c. 1652.
Medium: Etching in black on cream laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 14.6 × 12.3 cm (5 3/4 × 4 7/8 in.); Plate: 16 × 12.8 cm (6 5/16 × 5 1/16 in.); Sheet: 16.7 × 13.7 cm (6 5/8 × 5 7/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Many Dutch prints fall into specific categories or genres, whether they represent the four elements or the five senses. Here Adriaen van Ostade, a specialist in peasant imagery, depicted a relaxed couple playfully intertwined, with the woman only slightly resisting the man’s touch.
Description: © Art Institute of Chicago, original record, CC BY 4.0. HTML formatting removed; wording retained. Other artwork metadata: CC0.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.