Little Beggar Girl and Woman Spinning
by CERUTI, Giacomo, Oil on canvas, 134 x 159 cm
This painting belongs to the Padernello cycle (a series of about twelve paintings executed for the castle of Padernello). It represents two full-length, life-size figures, whose precise relationship is unclear. The sharp, crude realism of the figures is contrasted with the almost evanescent quality of the background, which is painted in a summary manner with swift, fluid brushstrokes.