Elegant Company in an Interior
Artist
Antonie Palamedesz
(Dutch, 1601-1673)
Date1673
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 29 1/2 x 42 in. (74.9 x 106.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 39 x 51 5/8 in. (99.1 x 131.1 cm)
ClassificationsEuropean art
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number63.15.1
DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas painting. This is an interior scene of a room with eleven people, and one extra as a reflection. The background wall is blue brocaded leather. There is a curtained bed at right with one curtain pulled open. The painting on the back wall is of Venus and Cupid. The figures are arranged in groups throughout the room, though the majority of the party-goers seem to be on the left side of the canvas. One man stands alone, intent on a long-distance pouring of wine into his glass. Their clothes are fashionable 17th century Dutch costume. Two dogs in the foreground fight over a bone. One lady standing in the foreground, dressed in black with white cuffed sleeves, primps in front of the mirror. A plump man seated in the left foreground peers out at the viewer.
