Dronken soldaat vergezeld door een vrouw

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**Dronken soldaatgezeld door een vrouwDrunken Soldier Accompanied a Woman)** *By Karel van Mander,1588, Pen on paper, 248 × 189 mm* Created in 1588 by Karel vanander, a pivotal Dutch artist, poet, and theorist of the Northern Mannerist movement, this pen drawing captures a lively genre scene: a drunken soldier escorted by a woman. Van Mander, often called the "Dutch Vasari" for his influential *Schilder-Boeck* (1604)—a compendium of artists' biographies and art theory—was active during the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule. This turbulent era infused Northern European art with themes of hum...