Caption

Epiphany, Festive company with a drinking man with a crown, print, printmaker: Louis Jaugey, after painting by Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1850 - 1899, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, proof print, height 248 mm x width 303 mm, feasts of saints (and their relics), periodic celebrations, popular feasts, A crowded interior scene rendered in dark crosshatching shows several figures gathered around a table, many wearing hats or hoods and heavy draped clothing, with one figure holding a human skull aloft on a plate and another figure raising a ladle near an arched window; faces display varied expressions, some puckered or pursed, one wearing a tall ribbed headdress and smiling, another with a crown and a bottle tilted toward a face, while a figure at the lower right leans on a barrel and another at the lower left holds a cloth over a shoulder; a shelf with rounded objects is mounted on the wall and a small rectangular object hangs nearby, and folds of fabric and tablecloth cover the central table.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B17_441

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.4Mb (8.4Mb) / 16.7in x 13.6in / 5013 x 4072 (300dpi)

Keywords

Epiphany Festive company drinking man crown print printmaker Louis Jaugey painting Jan Havicksz Steen 1850 - 1899 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone proof print height 248 mm x width 303 mm feasts saints relics periodic celebrations popular feasts crowded interior scene rendered dark crosshatching several figures gathered table wearing hats hoods heavy draped clothing figure holding human skull aloft plate another figure raising ladle near arched window faces display varied expressions puckered pursed wearing tall ribbed headdress smiling another bottle tilted face figure lower right leans barrel lower left holds cloth shoulder shelf rounded objects mounted wall small rectangular object hangs nearby folds fabric tablecloth cover central table