Alejandro de Loarte’s composition probably takes place in the Plaza de Zocodover in Toledo. A young woman, at her poultry stall covered with a shawl robe, fixes her gaze on the viewer as she receives a coin from a boy who has just bought a hen. The young man’s clothing indicates his position as either a servant in a wealthy household or a student: he wears a ropilla, a montera, a valona and a ferreruelo on his right shoulder. The scene is framed by the different species of birds that complete the post, responding to the Baroque aesthetic ideology not because of the excessive ornamentation, but because the scene reproduces the fleeting nature of the action.
Collection: Images
Project: 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe., 8. Women and the change for gender equality in Europe., 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (166 x 128 cm)
Source: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Language: Spanish
Date: 1626
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: P008063
Copyright: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Abstract: Scene of the sale of a hen house in a street stall in Early Modern Toledo
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