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Woman Eating, Known as ‘The Cat’s Breakfast’
Also titled Vrouw aan de maaltijd, bekend als ‘Het ontbijt van de kat’
Gabriël Metsu (Leiden, 1629–1667)
c. 1661 - c. 1664
- Medium
- panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- depth 6 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- On loan from the City of Amsterdam
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
A woman of humble origin shares her meal with a cat. In the 17th century it was not unusual to consume herring with bread (and beer!) for breakfast. Due to ageing, the yellow pigment in the stems of the flowers in the vase has disappeared, turning the original green colour blue.
