Who created "A Party of Merrymakers"?

A Party of Merrymakers was created by Pieter Jansz. Quast in ca. 1635–38.

When was "A Party of Merrymakers" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1635–38.

What medium is "A Party of Merrymakers"?

A Party of Merrymakers is Oil on wood.

Is "A Party of Merrymakers" in the public domain?

Yes, A Party of Merrymakers is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A Party of Merrymakers

Pieter Jansz. Quast

ca. 1635–38

Medium

Oil on wood

Dimensions

14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Josephine Bieber, in memory of her husband, Siegfried Bieber, 1970

Accession Number

1973.155.1

Tags

MenWomenPartyInteriorsDrinking

Art Historical Context

Step into the lively world of 17th-century Dutch merriment with *A Party of Merrymakers* by Pieter Jansz. Quast, around 1635–38. This charming oil on wood panel, measuring just 14¾ × 19½ inches, an intimate interior scene of men and women reveling together, glasses raised in boisterous toasts. Quast, a master of genre painting during the Dutch Golden Age, specialized in such vignettes of everyday life among the lower classes, blending humor with subtle social observation. The artwork exemplifies the era's fascination with "low-life" scenes, influenced by predecessors like Pieter Bruegel the E...

A Party of Merrymakers

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