Mieke Fokkinga
Hagelslag
Chocoholic
What does this look like to you? It’s a typical Dutch product called ‘hagelslag’. These are tiny pieces of chocolate. You can sprinkle them on your sandwich. A real treat for chocoholics.
Guessing game
Can you guess how many chocolate pieces are in one package? Imagine painting them one by one. How long would that take?
Maths
According to mathematician Vincent van de Noort there are abour 21.000 pieces of chocolate in one package.
Artists used this to create depth in the painting. But they also did it to show that they were very good at painting different tex