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A Galant Company
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A Galant Company

Pieter Codde · 1633 · panel; oil paint (paint)

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

About this work

Why is this company so merry? This painting depicts several of life’s pleasures. On the left, a singing woman plays the lute. The objects on the table and the pearl earring belonging to the woman in the middle both allude to luxury.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
paintingvisitingreceiving guestselegant companybedear-rings
Credit lineGalant gezelschap. 1633. Pieter Codde. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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