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1672
- Medium
- panel
- Dimensions
- 23 × 19.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-104369
A man and a woman are enjoying a drink, some food, and a pipe in an inn. Curious how the plainly dressed woman holds her glass with both hands. Is she drunk? This late work by Ostade – he was 62 years old – originated in a time in which the lower echelons of society were no longer caricatured, but rather presented enjoying simple pleasures. Through her gaze, the woman draws us into the scene.
Provenance
On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
Registry history
- 1672 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum
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