Légende

Festive company with a drinking man with a crown, Epiphany, print, printmaker: Louis Jaugey, after painting by Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1850 - 1899, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, proof print, height 250 mm x width 303 mm, feasts of saints (and their relics), periodic celebrations, popular feasts, A sepia-toned scene shows a crowded room with a group of figures gathered around a table and a bed; a woman in a headscarf sits in the foreground with her back toward the viewer, a reclining figure in a hat rests near the center, and another figure leans back on a bed covered with blankets. A person wearing a bonnet or large cap holds a magnifying glass near their face and smiles, while a headless skull is presented on a platter by a raised arm of a robed figure. Shelves with jugs and a small hanging mug are visible on the wall, a barrel sits at the foot of the bed, and various garments, hats, and draped fabrics fill the composition, all rendered in fine etched lines and strong crosshatching.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B17_440

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

58.6Mo (7.6Mo) / 42.8cm x 34.3cm / 5052 x 4055 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Festive company drinking man crown Epiphany print printmaker Louis Jaugey painting Jan Havicksz Steen 1850 - 1899 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone proof print height 250 mm x width 303 mm feasts saints relics periodic celebrations popular feasts sepia-toned scene crowded room group figures gathered table bed woman headscarf sits foreground back viewer reclining figure hat rests near center another figure leans bed covered blankets person wearing bonnet large cap holds magnifying glass near face smiles headless skull presented platter raised arm robed figure Shelves jugs small hanging mug visible wall barrel sits foot various garments hats draped fabrics fill composition rendered fine etched lines strong crosshatching