The Lacemaker  1656

A young mother makes lace while the boy in a high chair entertains himself (the objects are probably a pacifier and a ball). A ceramic porringer has been put down on the floor, where the silver cup and rattle would have arrived spontaneously. A family man himself, Maes often treated the themes of motherhood and domestic virtue during the 1650s. (Source: [url=https://www.me...