Figures in the Courtyard of an Old Building Type:unstretched canvas of a picture in the

of a picture in the Palazzo Corsini

but in reality knew nothing abt

a more courtly and decorative style emerged

The broad characterisation and handling of the figures seems to contrast with the delicacy of the landscape detail which has led to suggestions that Andries might be responsible for them

A reduced replica

Figures in the Courtyard of an Old Building Type:unstretched canvas of a picture in theDusart was a pupil of Adriaen van Ostade and entered the Haarlem painters' guild in 1679, serving as dean of the guild in 1692. His earliest works are wholly dependent on Ostade, but he was later also influenced by Jan Steen.