The King Drinks ca. 1645-50 Copy after Jacob Jordaens Flemish This drawing, most likely by a student or studio memberof Jordaenss workshop, combines two Flemish themes offamilies feasting that Jordaens explored in multiple versionslate in his career. This domestic interior relates to popularrepresentations of the Twelfth Night banquet. To celebratethe arrival of the Three Kings, families would often gatherfor a sumptuous meal, crowning a man king for a night.Characterized by uncouth behavior, such images oftencarried a moralizing warning against excess. This drawingshows a more restrained gathering, which suggests it alsoillustrates the whimsical secular proverb “As the Old Sing,So the Young Twitter.”. The King Drinks. Copy after Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, Antwerp 1593-1678 Antwerp). ca. 1645-50. Red chalk with brush and gray, blue, and brown ink, and washes in the same colors over black chalk; remains of a black chalk framing line. Drawings
SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of The King Drinks ca. 1645-50 Copy after Jacob Jordaens Flemish This drawing, most likely by a student or studio memberof Jordaenss workshop, combines two Flemish themes offamilies feasting that Jordaens explored in multiple versionslate in his career. This domestic interior relates to popularrepresentations of the Twelfth Night banquet. To celebratethe arrival of the Three Kings, families would often gatherfor a sumptuous meal, crowning a man king for a night.Characterized by uncouth behavior, such images oftencarried a moralizing warning against excess. This drawingshows a more restrained gathering, which suggests it alsoillustrates the whimsical secular proverb “As the Old Sing,So the Young Twitter.”. The King Drinks. Copy after Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, Antwerp 1593-1678 Antwerp). ca. 1645-50. Red chalk with brush and gray, blue, and brown ink, and washes in the same colors over black chalk; remains of a black chalk framing line. Drawings by Piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.
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