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Drinking Companions
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This monumental depiction of two topers is a symbol of Gluttony. The sculpture impresses upon the public the notion that indulging in excessive drink undermines the work ethic and leads to laziness. The sculptor was probably inspired by a scene from popular theatre, where these kinds of indolent characters recurred regularly.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDrinkebroers. Jan Pieter van Baurscheit (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
