David Vinckboons I - Festive Peasants, Soldiers, and Harlots
Summary
While a soldier is amorously engaged, a peasant pinches his jug of beer. Meanwhile a harlot robs the peasant of his money, unaware that a soldier is cheating by looking at her hand of cards. Vinckboons made the drawing on the eve of the Twelve Year Truce (1609-1621) marking the cease-fire between Spain and the Northern Netherlands. In the seeming reconciliation, he perceives the seeds of new conflicts in
the future.
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Date
1603 - 1608
Source
Rijksmuseum
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")