The glass of lemonade seamlessly joins a domestic subject, a finely appointed interior and restrained erotic tension, the very qualities that made ter borch's paintings strikingly modern--and appealing--to his contemporaries. Known for his portraits and scenes of military life, ter borch was at his most innovative in depictions of the daily life of women in spare yet elegant surroundings. In such pictures, ter borch cultivated moments of emotional and psychological disquiet whose narrative subtlety invites countless interpretations. The present work embodies exactly this complexity. In the scene, a couple sits together, a man stirring a cut and partly peeled lemon into a glass of water held by a young woman. Between them stands an older woman, her hand placed on the young woman's shoulder in a gesture of apparent reassurance. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: between circa 1663 and circa 1664. Dimensions: height: 68.4 cm (26.9 in) ; width: 56.2 cm (22.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Private collection. The Glass of Lemonade, attributed to Gerard ter Borch
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