# The Cake Seller

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LAER, Pieter van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

This work is distinguished by the dignity it gives to a simple moment in the life of humble people without a trace of the anecdotal or picturesque. The static stance and quiet mood of the old pedlar sending bread rings \(ciambella\) recalls the tragic overtones found in Louis Le Nain&#39;s paintings of peasants. The painting was also attributed to Johannes Lingelbach \(1622-1674\), a member of the younger generation who continued working in Bamboccio&#39;s style after he left Rome.

## Related artworks

- [Bentvueghels in a Roman Tavern](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2/bentvueghels-in-a-roman-tavern-rcd0a737f2d0513>)
- [Departure from the Inn](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2/departure-from-the-inn-r89f3d0ecbcaa82>)
- [Landscape with Morra Players](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2/landscape-with-morra-players-r84cd3126016f5b>)
- [The Flagellants](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2/the-flagellants-r856d85544e6bf6>)
- [The Herdsmen](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2/the-herdsmen-r0fc99024f064fb>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)