Posted on 06/30/2006 6:14:42 PM PDT by proud_yank
It's good down here.
Philly Willy!
Barbie Warbie!
I'm the one on the left, right?
Nuh-uh!
I'm the one on the left, and that's you.
http://www.umehon.maine.edu/images/hon211/Steen%20Upsidedown%20u.1646-1679.jpg
Jan Steen, In The Tavern, 1670
I'm in a seriously silly mood. Can you tell?
Well, I don't know which one I am in that.
Well, good thing I'm mature and serious.
Wow, do those people looked sloshed or what!?!
This one might be easier...
http://itd.memphis.edu/news/technology/spr00/compclr.jpg
Frans Hals, The Company of St. George, 1616
The people in the other painting were having a much better time.
OK can't bitch! :0)
This is one of the more well-known paintings from the Dutch Golden Age. In particular, you can see a young boy smoking a pipe and two open vessels near a woman.
There is a lot of symbolism, particularly with regard to drinking, smoking, and sex. The painting below is often cited as a prime example of Dutch symbolism...
http://www.kipar.org/period-galleries/paintings/dutch/steen_lovesick_1660.jpg
Jan Steen, The Lovesick Woman, 1660
Frans Hals was a portrait painter, much like Rembrandt. This one was a group portrait.
This painting depicts the Company of St. George. In the 17th century, such orders were common in Dutch society. Often they were a cross between a police force and a benevolent fraternity.
Another example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Frans_Hals_014.jpg
Frans Hals, Archers of St. Hadrian, 1633
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