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Interior with a Mother Combing her Child’s Hair, Known as ‘Maternal Care’
An elegantly dressed woman combs the long, curly locks of her son. In the background a maidservant enters the room carrying a pitcher of water. She looks sternly at the little girl sticking out her tongue in a mirror. Netscher emphasizes the importance of good upbringing. A prudent mother takes this task seriously, assisted by her maidservant.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/31A5311
- http://iconclass.org/31A5111
- http://iconclass.org/42A3
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/31A5311
- http://iconclass.org/31A5111
- http://iconclass.org/42A3
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1669
- 1669
Place-Time
- third quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.4719
- SK-A-293
Extent
- height 44.5 cm
- width 38 cm
- height 61 cm
- width 53.5 cm
- thickness 4.7 cm
Format
- panel
- oil paint (paint)
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1669
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:14:40.441Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:41.534Z