The Idle Servant
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Title
The Idle Servant
Subject
Servant, Mistress
Description
Although the title of this picture is Interior with a Sleeping Maid and her Mistress it has become known as The Idle Servant. The young woman is slumped on a stool, taking a snooze after the hard work of preparing a large meal. The heavy pots and pans are scattered on the floor. However, the mistress shrugs and looks at us (the audience) with a smile that seems to say, "what am I to do with her?"
Creator
Nicolaes Maes
Source
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/nicolaes-maes-the-idle-servant
Publisher
The National Gallery
Date
1655
Contributor
Maya Takai
Format
Oil on oak
70 x 53.3 cm
70 x 53.3 cm
Language
English
Type
Painting
Citation
Nicolaes Maes, “The Idle Servant,” Enlightenmens, accessed January 30, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/477.