Set in a lively inn, this genre scene shares a couple's brief sublime moment with the viewer. While a young cavalier raises a glass into the corner of a frame, his companion clutches at his shoulder, pulling him back down to reality, or perhaps…
In this festive genre piece, Frans Hals captures the celebration of Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as Mardi Gras. While theatrical stock characters jest about in the background, a seated young woman in an ornate dress raises a finger to speak,…