Occupation title source |
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Beezemmaker |
Occupation title (english) |
Broom Maker |
Hiscode |
94240 |
Description of Image |
In the foreground a hefty fishwife wearing an apron carries a huge flat basket of fresh fish on her head. She balances the basket with her left hand, while she cries out her wares. Behind her two fishmongers sit on upturned baskets looking after their wares. Their fish are displayed on planks casually arranged on overturned wicker baskets. A woman customer approaches the seated fish vendors. She carries a metal shopping can in her left hand. Fish are also displayed in shallow woven wicker baskets on the ground next to the standing fishwife.
Fish was a staple of the Dutch diet. Fish was ava...
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Gender |
Male/Female |
Title of the image |
Beezemmaker |
Translation (English) |
Broom Maker |
Language source |
Dutch |
Country source |
The Netherlands |
Artist's name |
Jan Luyken |
Artist's years and locations |
1649-1712 |
Date of creation |
1694 |
Medium |
Plate |
Collection name |
Het Menselijk Bedrijf |
Provenance |
Jan Luyken, Afbeelding der Menschelyke Bezigheden [=Spiegel van het Menslyk Bedryf] Amsterdam 1700 |
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