Girl eating oysters

An indoor domestic scene shows a young girl in a red velvet dress with white fur trim leaning over a table to shell an oyster, her pale face lit by soft light and a small smile playing on her lips as she holds a shell and a tiny tool. The table is covered with a dark green cloth and holds a tray of oysters, a blue-and-white porcelain jug, and a glass of wine, with a background view of a kitchen and a few figures through an opening. The painting uses warm flesh tones, rich reds and blues, and detailed textures, exhibiting Dutch Golden Age genre painting and Jan Steen's lively, narrative style.