Utrecht Meister 17th century, Portrait of a Boy with a Bird's Nest

On a brown background that lightens to the right is a half portrait of a boy in a classy beige cloak with a flat white collar edged with lace. In her hands she holds a small bird's nest with an egg and chicks that have just hatched. He has brown hair, fair skin with flushed cheeks, a red mouth, and his shiny brown eyes look down slightly from the picture. Fine painting in simple coloring. The light falls on the boy's figure from the front left, deliberately highlighting this side of his body and face while the other side remains in shadow.
Dimensions:
77 x 63 cm
Medium:
Oil on canvas