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The painting has also been titled as Hille Bobbe or the Witch of Haarlem. The painting shows the face of a smiling elderly woman, sitting at the corner of a table. With her right hand, the woman is gripping a metal beer mug with an opened lid. An owl sits on the woman’s left shoulder. The clothing of the woman is simple and corresponds with the mode around 1630. Her face is locked in an almost manic grimace. The style of painting as well as its subject are unusual for the 17th century and is more like that of the Impressionists of the 19th century. Research in the Netherlands municipality of Haarlem showed that a real Malle Babbe actually existed. She was included in a list of residents of a work house (Het Dolhuys), which served as a host for the mentally ill.





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The painting has also been titled as Hille Bobbe or the Witch of Haarlem. The painting shows the face of a smiling elderly woman, sitting at the corner of a table. With her right hand, the woman is gripping a metal beer mug with an opened lid. An owl sits on the woman’s left shoulder. The clothing of the woman is simple and corresponds with the mode around 1630. Her face is locked in an almost manic grimace. The style of painting as well as its subject are unusual for the 17th century and is more like that of the Impressionists of the 19th century. Research in the Netherlands municipality of Haarlem showed that a real Malle Babbe actually existed. She was included in a list of residents of a work house (Het Dolhuys), which served as a host for the mentally ill.
Frans Hals
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