Merrymakers at Shrovetide

Hals, Frans (born ca. 1581-died 1666)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1616-1617

Height:

131.4 cm  (51 3/4 in.)

Width:

99.7 cm  (39 1/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

A woman at a table surrounded by eight men, gathered for a feast; a bagpipe lying on the table.

Iconclass

41C5
celebration meal, feast, banquet
43A1224
Shrove Tuesday, 'Mardi gras' ~ non-liturgical celebrations of carnival

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Bagpipe [3746]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3694