The Vegetable Market in Amsterdam is an oil on canvas painting Dutch painter Gabriël Metsu created c. 1660-1661. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now part of the collection of the Louvre, in Paris.
Hofstede de Groot in 1908 wrote; "It is an excellent work, but it is in an exceedingly damaged condition. The trees are not, on the whole, well rendered; it is obvious that Metsu was no landscape painter..."
Sm. says (1833):—"This capital picture has had the reputation of being the chef d'œuvre of the master, and the large prices for which it has been sold go far to confirm that opinion. The writer, however, can by no means subscribe to it, for there are several described in this work that possess much higher claims to the admiration of the connoisseur."
The work is 38 and 32.5 inches, on canvas. It was at one point in the collection of King Louis XVI.entry 49 for The Vegetable Market at Amsterdam in Hofstede de Groot, 1908
Details This painting was recently cleaned which makes it possible to observe more details than before:
References
External links Entry 1 for The Vegetable Market at Amsterdam in Smith, 1908 reprint Atlas entry for Louvre works on display Discussion of the theatrical aspects of this painting on Louvre website