Night Banquet and Masquerade
Painter: Joos van Winghe
Year:
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Medium: oil on panel
Description: Interior showing a company holding a night banquet and masquerade. On the left a group of masked comedians, on the right music is made by a man with a lute, a woman with a songbook and a woman behind a harpsichord. Against the back wall of the room is a long set table, where food and drink are being served. Some guests are playing triktrak, others are dancing. To the right by the door is an old matchmaker with a young woman by the hand, next to it a lovers' couple. On the wall hang three paintings depicting Tobias with the fish, Lot and his daughters, and Venus and Adonis. Copy after a print by Sadeler after a design by Joos van Winghe, with a different background.
