WERFF, Adriaen van der
(b. 1659, Kralingen, d. 1722, Rotterdam)

Amorous Couple Spied upon by Children

1694
Oil on panel, 37 x 30 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This erotic pastoral of high standard is one of the early works by the painter. It is less peaceful and harmonious than his later strictly Classicist paintings.