Arkivism
Bishops at table for a drinking bout and drunken bishops, sleeping in a room
Public domain

Bishops at table for a drinking bout and drunken bishops, sleeping in a room

Jan Luyken · 1701 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Two representations on one plate. Above: around a long table a group of early Christian bishops. They indulge in drink and food. Below: some drunk bishops sleep off their intoxication in a sleeping chamber.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratiecarousal, drinking-bout, orgydrunkenness
Credit lineBisschoppen aan tafel voor een drinkgelag en dronken bisschoppen, slapend in een kamer. 1701. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
Open in Explore View at source

Similar works

Saint Basil Serving a Meal to the Poor and Christ Washing the Feet of PeterSaint Basil Serving a Meal to the Poor and Christ Washing the Feet of Peter Saint Lucian Celebrating the Supper in Prison and a Simple Celebration of the SupperSaint Lucian Celebrating the Supper in Prison and a Simple Celebration of the Supper Saint Empress Flaccilla Nursing the Poor and the Sick and Saint Deogratias Caring for the Sick in the ChurchSaint Empress Flaccilla Nursing the Poor and the Sick and Saint Deogratias Caring for the Sick in the Church King Ptolemy Philadelphus studies the Hebrew law scrolls / Reading of the translation of the law to King Ptolemy PhiladelphusKing Ptolemy Philadelphus studies the Hebrew law scrolls / Reading of the translation of the law to King Ptolemy Philadelphus The Prodigal Son Feasting with Harlots, from The History of the Prodigal SonThe Prodigal Son Feasting with Harlots, from The History of the Prodigal Son Arrest of some bishops on the order of Bishop Dioscorus of Alexandria and their chaining in prisonArrest of some bishops on the order of Bishop Dioscorus of Alexandria and their chaining in prison